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Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea (L.) Moench

common purple moor-grass (Poaceae / Gramineae)

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Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea is more widespread than M. caerulea subsp. arundinacea, and its inflorescences are much narrower.

Carnedd Dafydd (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2008-07-24

 common purple moor-grass / Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea: _Molinia caerulea_ subsp. _caerulea_ is more widespread than _M. caerulea_ subsp. _arundinacea_, and its inflorescences are much narrower.

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