Sesleria caerulea (L.) Ard.
(Blue Moor-grass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass)
TribePoeae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass) :
1: Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass)
17 May 2015 OSGR: SD77 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
among limestone outcrops
Image 1: Floret - dissection - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Inflorescences - enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Inflorescences - enlarged - white background (2)Image 4: Leaves - enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Ligule - magnified - pale backgroundImage 6: Spikelet - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 7: Spikelet with anthers - highly enlarged - pale background
2: Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass)
17 Apr 2011 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Growing in crack in limestone
Image 1: Growing in crack in limestoneImage 2: Growing in crack in limestone (2)Image 3: Inflorescence - close-up - natural backgroundImage 4: Inflorescence - close-up - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 5: Inflorescence - close-up - enlarged - natural background (2)
3: Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass)
14 Jun 2010 OSGR: SD96 54° 0’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
growing on limestone cliff
Image 1: Growing in limestone cliffImage 2: Growing in limestone cliff (2)Image 3: Growing in limestone cliff (3)
4: Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass)
10 May 1976 OSGR: SD76 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: InflorescenceImage 2: Inflorescence (2)Image 3: Plants

Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass)
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