Molineriella minuta

Molineriella minuta

Molineriella minuta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Helictochloinae
Genus: Molineriella
Species: Molineriella minuta

Name

Molineriella minuta Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 14: 103. (1913)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aira minuta L. in Sp. Pl.: 64 (1753)
  • Airopsis minuta (L.) Desv. in J. Bot. (Paris) 1: 201 (1808)
  • Catabrosa minuta (L.) Trin. in Fund. Agrost.: 136 (1820)
  • Colpodium minutum (L.) Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 177 (1854)
  • Molineria minuta (L.) Parl. in Fl. Ital. 1: 237 (1850)
  • Periballia minuta (L.) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 298 (1899)
  • Poa minuta (L.) Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 1: 372 (1830), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Aira palustris Tod. ex.Lojac. in Fl. Sicul. 3: 294 (1909), pro syn.
  • Aira pumila C.Agardh ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 578 (1817), pro syn.
  • Molineria minuta var. sabulicola Braun-Blanq. & Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 13: 195 (1922)
  • Molineria palustris Lojac. in Fl. Sicul. 3: 294 (1909)
  • Periballia minuta var. lanata Maire in Fl. Afrique N. 2: 356 (1953)
  • Periballia minuta var. sabulicola (Braun-Blanq. & Maire) Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 1: 46 (1931)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regionalː Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, NW. Balkan Pen., Türkiye-in-Europe Regionalː Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Sardana, Spain Continental: Africa Regionalː Northern Africa Argelia, Morocco Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Southwestern Asia East Aegean Is., Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye Introduced into: Cape Provinces, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, (1913). Flore de France: ou, Description des plantes qui croissent spontanément en France en Corse et en Alsace-Lorraine 14: 103.

Additional references

• (2017). https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v42i2. epublication.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Molineriella minuta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Molineriella minuta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 December 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Molineriella minuta. Published online. Accessed: December 01 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: small hair-grass

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