Sesleria caerulea

Sesleria caerulea

Sesleria caerulea

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: Sesleriinae
Genus: Sesleria
Species: Sesleria caerulea

Name

Sesleria caerulea (L.) Ard., Animadv. Bot. Spec. Alt.: 18 (1764)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aira varia Jacq. in Hort. Bot. Vindob. 1: 15 (1770)
  • Cynosurus caeruleus L. in Sp. Pl.: 72 (1753)
  • Cynosurus sesleria Schrank in Baier. Fl. 1: 350 (1789), nom. superfl.
  • Diptychum caeruleum (L.) Dulac in Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 82 (1867)
  • Sesleria caerulea subsp. varia (Jacq.) Kneuck. in Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 7: 71 (1901), not validly publ.
  • Sesleria varia (Jacq.) Wettst. in Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 38: 357, 557 (1888), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Alopecurus varius Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 771 (1821), pro syn.
  • Cynosurus rupestris Wulfen ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 465 (1840), pro syn.
  • Sesleria arduinoi Desf. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 573 (1841), pro syn.
  • Sesleria barcensis Simonk. in Magyar Bot. Lapok 5: 376 (1906)
  • Sesleria barcensis var. subscabrida Simonk. in Magyar Bot. Lapok 5: 376 (1906)
  • Sesleria caerulea var. alba Soy.-Will. in Observ. Pl. France: 134 (1828)
  • Sesleria caerulea var. calcaria Čelak. in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 7, 1: 464 (1888)
  • Sesleria caerulea f. chlorantha Waisb. in Magyar Bot. Lapok 2: 68 (1903)
  • Sesleria caerulea f. cylindrica Waisb. in Magyar Bot. Lapok 2: 68 (1903)
  • Sesleria caerulea subsp. elegantissima (Braun-Blanq.) Braun-Blanq. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 684 (1938)
  • Sesleria caerulea var. elegantissima Braun-Blanq. in Cat. Fl. Aigoual: 56 (1933)
  • Sesleria caerulea f. micrantha Waisb. in Magyar Bot. Lapok 4: 58 (1905)
  • Sesleria caerulea var. pallida Hartm. in Sv. Norsk Exc.-Fl.: 18 (1846)
  • Sesleria caerulea f. remotiflora Waisb. in Magyar Bot. Lapok 2: 68 (1903)
  • Sesleria calcaria Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 72 (1805), pro syn.
  • Sesleria calcaria var. caerulea Opiz in B.V.von Berchtold & P.M.Opiz, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 491 (1838)
  • Sesleria calcaria var. elongata Opiz in B.V.von Berchtold & P.M.Opiz, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 491 (1838)
  • Sesleria calcaria var. luteoalba Opiz in B.V.von Berchtold & P.M.Opiz, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Böhm. 2(1): 492 (1838)
  • Sesleria cristata Clairv. in Man. Herbor. Suisse: 23 (1811)
  • Sesleria uliginosa f. chlorantha (Waisb.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 119 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Sesleria uliginosa f. cylindrica (Waisb.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 119 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Sesleria uliginosa f. micrantha (Waisb.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 119 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Sesleria uliginosa var. neifficii Deyl in Opera Bot. Cech. 3: 218 (1946)
  • Sesleria uliginosa f. remotiflora (Waisb.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 119 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Sesleria uliginosa var. rohlenae Deyl in Opera Bot. Cech. 3: 218 (1946)
  • Sesleria uliginosa f. subscabrida (Simonk.) Gergely & Beldie in T.Săvulescu, Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 225 (1972)
  • Sesleria varia var. islandica Á.Löve in Bot. Not. 1950: 30 (1950)
  • Sesleria varia var. pseudoelongata Murr in Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 17: 103 (1899)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regionalː Central Europe Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland Regionalː Northern Europe Baltic States, Finland, Northwest European Russia, Sweden Regionalː Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania Introduced into: Belarus References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Arduino, P. 1764. Animadversionum Botanicarum Specimen Alterum. Venetiis: Ex Typographia Sansoniana. 42 pp., ̈tab. 1–20. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. , 18

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur (Ubstadt-Weiher). ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Sesleria caerulea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Sesleria caerulea. Published online. Accessed: January 14 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sesleria caerulea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: blue moor grass
• eesti: Harilik lubikas
• suomi: Sinilupikka
• magyar: Lápi nyúlfarkfű
• Nederlands: Blauwgras
• polski: Sesleria błotna
• svenska: Älväxing

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