Purple Moor-grass - Molinia caerulea
A tufted, often tussock forming grass that can reach over a metre in height. The leaves are grey green above and dark green beneath. The panicle is 5 to 30 cm in length, green to purple flushed and spike like.
Found on heaths, moors and fens.
Flowers from June to August.
Perennial.
Widespread over most of Britain, but sometimes quite local.
Occasional and sparsely distributed in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Bradgate Park
05 July 2013
Steve Mathers
Charnwood Lodge NR
22 October 2017
David Nicholls
Charnwood Lodge NR
20 September 2019
David Nicholls
Charnwood Lodge NR
20 September 2019
David Nicholls
Charnwood Lodge NR
20 September 2019
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- Common names
- Purple Moor-grass
- Species group:
- Grasses, Rushes & Sedges
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Poales
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 20
- First record:
- 05/07/2013 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 15/10/2024 (Isabel Raval)
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David Nicholls
Charnwood Lodge
17 September 2016
David Nicholls
Charnwood Lodge
17 September 2016
