Molinia caerulea ssp caerulea (L.) Moench
(Purple Moor-grass)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesMolinia caerulea ssp caerulea (Purple Moor-grass)
SpeciesMolinia caerulea (Purple Moor-grass)
TribeArundineae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyARUNDINOIDEAE (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 Molinia caerulea ssp caerulea (Purple Moor-grass) :
1: Molinia caerulea ssp caerulea (Purple Moor-grass)
31 Aug 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in flower, in winter-flooding acid woodland margin
Image 1: InflorescencesImage 2: Inflorescences - white backgroundImage 3: Plant - base and leavesImage 4: Plant - base and rootsImage 5: Plant - in flowerImage 6: Tussock baseImage 7: Tussock base (2)Image 8: Floral parts - highly enlargedImage 9: Flower - magnifiedImage 10: Inflorescence with anthers - portion - enlarged - white backgroundImage 11: Inflorescence with anthers - portion - enlarged - white background (2)Image 12: Inflorescence with anthers - portion - enlarged - white background (3)Image 13: Inflorescence with anthers - tip - enlarged - white backgroundImage 14: Leaf - abaxial (lower) surface - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 15: Leaf - adaxial (upper) surface - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 16: Leaf base - enlarged - white backgroundImage 17: Leaf base - enlarged - white background (2)Image 18: Leaf tips - enlarged - white backgroundImage 19: Ligule - magnified - black backgroundImage 20: Spikelet - dissection - highly enlarged
2: Molinia caerulea ssp caerulea (Purple Moor-grass)
10 Jun 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Vegetative stateImage 2: Vegetative state - close-upImage 3: Vegetative state - close-up (2)
3: Molinia caerulea ssp caerulea (Purple Moor-grass)
31 Oct 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Grass tussock - late OctoberImage 2: Grass tussocks - late OctoberImage 3: Grass tussocks - late October (2)
4: Molinia caerulea ssp caerulea (Purple Moor-grass)
16 Jul 1978 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Spikelets - at anthesisImage 3: Spikelets - at anthesis (2)

Molinia caerulea ssp caerulea (Purple Moor-grass) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Molinia caerulea ssp caerulea (Purple Moor-grass)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Molinia caerulea ssp caerulea (Purple Moor-grass)
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