Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Poales > Family Poaceae > Tribe Molinieae > Genus Molinia

Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Molinia*	Schrank	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Molinia coerulea*		misspelling
*Aira coerulea*	L.	basionym
*Molinia euxina*	Pobed.	heterotypic synonym
*Molinia horanszkyi*	Milk.	heterotypic synonym
*Molinia hungarica*	Milk.	heterotypic synonym
*Molinia simonii*	Milk.	heterotypic synonym

Children

Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench subsp. caerulea

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: escoba; escoba de yerba; lastón d'escobas; yerba fontanaliza sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: alba roja; alga roja; molínia sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Estonian: Harilik sinihelmikas sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Finnish: siniheinä sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Galician: molinea sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

High Aragonese: escoba; escoba de yerba; escobizo; espadera; hierba fontanaliza; lastón d´escobas sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Latvian: Zilganā molīnija sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Lithuanian: melsvoji melvenė sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Spanish, Castillian: mansiega; masiega sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: blåtåtel

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Methodus: 183. 1794

Genbank

Citation

Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/c105aa4d-48ab-43c5-960c-17b0cd994449