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Purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Purple Moor GrassMolinia arundinacea
tall oat grassArrhenatherum elatius
tufted hair grassDeschampsia cespitosa
orchard grassDactylis glomerata
BushgrassCalamagrostis epigejos
red fescueFestuca rubra
common reedPhragmites australis
Yorkshire fogHolcus lanatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 481,009 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 480,830 |
| Russia | 962 |
| United Kingdom | 281 |
| Ukraine | 244 |
| Germany | 242 |
| England | 218 |
| Austria | 204 |
| France | 187 |
| Poland | 165 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | Molinia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Purple moor grass with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.