View source for Molinia ← Molinia You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Molinia |accepted_authority=Schrank |publications= |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Poaceae;Poaceae subfam. Arundinoideae;Poaceae tribe Arundineae;Molinia |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Poaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Poaceae subfam. Arundinoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Poaceae tribe Arundineae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Molinia]]</div></div> |volume=Volume 25 |mention_page= |treatment_page=page 7 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>perennial;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism growth form;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism growth form">cespitose, not rhizomatous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="culm some measurement;culm architecture;basal internode duration;basal internode shape;basal internode shape"><b>Culms </b>15-250 cm, often disarticulating at the first node, basal internodes persistent, often swollen and clavate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf position"><b>Leaves </b>mostly basal;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="">ligules of hairs;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="blade shape;blade shape;blade architecture">blades flat or convolute, eventually disarticulating from the sheaths.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="inflorescence position or structure subtype;panicle shape"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal, panicles, not plumose.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="spikelet shape;floret atypical quantity;floret quantity"><b>Spikelets </b>laterally compressed, with (1) 2-5 florets;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="rachillum length;floret prominence">rachilla prolonged beyond the distal florets, terminating in a rudimentary floret, internodes 1/3 – 1/2 as long as the florets, glabrous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="internode quantity;internode pubescence">disarticulation beneath the florets.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="glume architecture;glume architecture"><b>Glumes </b>exceeded by the florets, 1-veined or 3-veined;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="callus some measurement;callus shape;callus pubescence;callus pubescence;hair some measurement">calluses 0.1-0.3 mm, blunt, glabrous or sparsely strigose, hairs to 0.5 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="lemma pubescence;lemma architecture;lemma shape;lemma shape">lemmas glabrous, inconspicuously 3 (5) -veined, rounded over the back, acute to obtuse, unawned;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="palea size">paleas subequal to the lemmas;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="anther quantity">anthers 3.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="caryopsis life cycle;caryopsis fusion"><b>Caryopses </b>falling free from the lemmas and paleas;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="pericarp fusion;x chromosome quantity">pericarps loosely adherent, x = 9.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Maine;N.J.;Mass.;Conn.;N.Y.;Wis.;R.I.;Vt.;Pa.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Oreg. |discussion=<p>Molinia is a genus of two to five species, all of which are native to temperate Eurasia. One species is established in the Flora region.</p> |tables= |references={{Treatment/Reference |id=dix1945a |text=Dix, W.L. 1945. Will the stowaway, Molinia caerulea, become naturalized? Bartonia 23:41-42. }} }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Molinia |author=Mary E. Barkworth; |authority=Schrank |rank=genus |parent rank=tribe |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Poaceae |distribution=Maine;N.J.;Mass.;Conn.;N.Y.;Wis.;R.I.;Vt.;Pa.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Oreg. |reference=dix1945a |publication title= |publication year= |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V25/V25_16.xml |subfamily=Poaceae subfam. Arundinoideae |tribe=Poaceae tribe Arundineae |genus=Molinia |anther quantity=3 |basal internode duration=persistent |basal internode shape=clavate;swollen |blade architecture=disarticulating |blade shape=convolute;flat |callus pubescence=strigose;glabrous |callus shape=blunt |callus some measurement=0.1mm;0.3mm |caryopsis fusion=free |caryopsis life cycle=falling |culm architecture=disarticulating |culm some measurement=15cm;250cm |floret atypical quantity=1 |floret prominence=rudimentary |floret quantity=2;5 |glume architecture=3-veined;1-veined |hair some measurement=0mm;0.5mm |inflorescence position or structure subtype=terminal |internode pubescence=glabrous |internode quantity=1/3;1/2 |leaf position=basal |lemma architecture=3(5)-veined |lemma pubescence=glabrous |lemma shape=acute;obtuse |palea size=subequal |panicle shape=not plumose |pericarp fusion=adherent |rachillum length=prolonged |spikelet shape=compressed |whole_organism architecture=not rhizomatous |whole_organism duration=perennial |whole_organism growth form=plant;cespitose |x chromosome quantity=9 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Poaceae tribe Arundineae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Poaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Reference (view source) Return to Molinia.