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Molinia
Also called Moor Grasses
Molinia is a genus of two perennial grasses, Molinia caerulea (purple moor grass) and Molinia arundinacea, native to damp moorland in Eurasia and northern Africa. Its key to growing is consistently moist, acidic ground, as it thrives in wet, boggy conditions.
Molinia, or moor grass, is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the grass family, native to damp moorland in Eurasia and northern Africa. They are both herbaceous perennial grasses.
The genus is named after Juan Ignacio Molina, a 19th-century Chilean naturalist.
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