Summary
Place of publication:
Methodus 183. 1794
Verified:
09/13/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
- Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
- FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
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- Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. Flora of Siberia (English translation). 2000-
- Meyer, M. H. 2012. Chapter 3. Ornamental grasses in the United States. Hort. Rev. 39:121-151.
- Tzvelev, N. N. Zlaki SSSR. 1976
Common names
English
moor grass – purple moor grass – French
molinie bleue – Swedish
blåtåtel –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kazakhstan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Kurgan | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Omsk | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Tyumen | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Belarus | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Estonia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Latvia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Lithuania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Moldova | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Faroe Islands | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Northern America | | United States | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Canada | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Azerbaijan
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MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan
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SIBERIA:
Russian Federation [Kurgan, Omsk, Tyumen]
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WESTERN ASIA:
Lebanon, Turkey
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Slovakia
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, Finland, Faroe Islands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Cultivated
Northern America
Naturalized
Northern America
-
REGION:
Canada, United States
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Meyer, M. H. 2012. Chapter 3. Ornamental grasses in the United States. Hort. Rev. 39:121-151. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24515.
Accessed 19 December 2025.