Poaceae
Blue moor grass
Sesleria caerulea
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sesleria
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Common names
By language (18)
- Arabic
- سيسلرية سماوية
- arz
- سيسلريه سماويه
- Bulgarian
- Гълъбова гъжва
- Chinese
- 天蓝草, 天藍草, 蓝禾
- Czech
- Pěchava vápnomilná
- Danish
- Kalkblåaks
- English
- Blue moor grass
- Estonian
- Harilik lubikas
- Finnish
- Sinilupikka, Lupikka
- German
- Kalk-Blaugras
- Hungarian
- Lápi nyúlfarkfű
- Irish
- Féar boirne
- Lithuanian
- Melsvasis mėlitas
- Russian
- Сеслерия голубая
- Slovenian
- Pisana vilovina
- Swedish
- Älväxing
- Ukrainian
- Сеслерія голубувата
- Welsh
- Llwydwellt y calch
Synonyms
- Aira varia Jacq.
- Alopecurus varius Steud.
- Cynosurus caeruleus L.
- Cynosurus rupestris Wulfen ex Steud.
- Cynosurus sesleria Schrank
- Diptychum coeruleum (L.) Dulac
- Sesleria arduinoi Desf. ex Steud.
- Sesleria barcensis Simonk.
- Sesleria barcensis var. subscabrida Simonk.
- Sesleria caerulea f. chlorantha Waisb.
- Sesleria caerulea f. cylindrica Waisb.
- Sesleria caerulea f. micrantha Waisb.
- Sesleria caerulea f. remotiflora Waisb.
- Sesleria caerulea subsp. elegantissima (Braun-Blanq.) Braun-Blanq.
- Sesleria caerulea subsp. varia (Jacq.) Kneuck.
- Sesleria caerulea var. alba Soy.-Will.
- Sesleria caerulea var. albicans (Kit.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Sesleria caerulea var. calcaria Čelak.
- Sesleria caerulea var. flavescens G.Mey.
- Sesleria caerulea var. mutica (Badaro) Parl.
- Sesleria caerulea var. pallida Hartm.
- Sesleria caerulea var. uliginosa (Opiz) Celak.
- Sesleria calcaria Pers.
- Sesleria calcaria var. caerulea Opiz
- Sesleria calcaria var. elongata Opiz
- Sesleria calcaria var. luteoalba Opiz
- Sesleria coerulans f. chlorantha Waisb.
- Sesleria coerulans f. micrantha Waisb.
- Sesleria cristata Clairv.
- Sesleria uliginosa f. chlorantha (Waisb.) Soó
- Sesleria uliginosa f. cylindrica (Waisb.) Soó
- Sesleria uliginosa f. micrantha (Waisb.) Soó
- Sesleria uliginosa f. remotiflora (Waisb.) Soó
- Sesleria uliginosa f. subscabrida (Simonk.) Gergely & Beldie
- Sesleria uliginosa var. neifficii Deyl
- Sesleria uliginosa var. rohlenae Deyl
- Sesleria varia (Jacq.) Wettst.
- Sesleria varia var. albicans (Kit.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
- Sesleria varia var. islandica Á.Löve
- Sesleria varia var. pseudoelongata Murr
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 204 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: antrum, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gabriel Mayrhofer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: marappaio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Eugene Popov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Pizzutti Roberto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.