Poaceae
Sesleria

Sesleria caerulea (L.) Ard.

First published in Animadv. Bot. Spec. Alt.: 18 (1764)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Northwest European Russia, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland

Introduced into:

Belarus

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Lambion, J., Delvosalle, L. & Duvigneaud, J. (2004). Nouvelle flore de la Belgique du G. D. de Luxembourg, du Nord de la France et des régions voisines, ed. 5: 1-1167. Edition du Patrimoine du Jardin botanique national de Belgique.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland. [Cited as Sesleria uliginosa.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2024). www.ssc.smr.ru/media/journals/fito/2024/03_04.pdf. epublication.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • GBIF ( 2021-continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192901 Yes
Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192900 Yes
Gusuleac, M. [s.n.] K002193066 Yes
Gander, H. [s.n.] Austria K002192974 Yes
Martins, M.M.; Bravais [s.n.] Switzerland K002193009 Yes
Tatham, J. [s.n.] K002192889 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192936 Yes
Bor, N.L. [8] Austria K002192969 Yes
Berg; Prior, A. [s.n.] K002192923 Yes
[WB] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192940 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002192964 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002192898 Yes
[Fl]. Elmquist [s.n.] Sweden K002192955 Yes
s.coll. [1253] United Kingdom K002192902 Yes
Beckstrom, M.D. [[4141]] K002192997 Yes
Wettstein [s.n.] Austria K002192995 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002193007 Yes
Asplund, E.; Samuelsson, G. [s.n.] Sweden K002192956 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192933 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192914 Yes
Waisbecker, A. [138] Hungary K002193056 Yes
Sternvall, O. [s.n.] Sweden K002192953 Yes
[E. Milne-Redhead]; Airy Shaw, H.K. [1341] K002192877 Yes
Beldie, A. [s.n.] Romania K002193065 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002193005 Yes
Wheldon, J.A. [494] K002192881 Yes
A.B.L. [s.n.] Ireland K002192943 Yes
[G]. Milne-Redhead; Airy Shaw, H.K. [1448] K002192891 Yes
{J. Mck. Moon} [315] United Kingdom K002192932 Yes
Levinge, H.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192941 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002193008 Yes
Fries, E.T. [s.n.] Sweden K002192958 No
Bruhl [15] K002192980 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192935 Yes
Duval-Jouve, J. [s.n.] France K002193067 Yes
Foster, H. [s.n.] K002192893 Yes
Tscherning, F.A.; Wiens, D. [s.n.] Austria K002192993 Yes
[J. Kiattci] [s.n.] Switzerland K002193001 Yes
Bor, N.L. [11] Austria K002192970 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002192925 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR310] United Kingdom K001935208 No
Prior, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K002193018 Yes
Sauter, A.E. [s.n.] Austria K002192990 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192915 Yes
[M. J. D.] [s.n.] K002192931 Yes
[ Zermatten ] [s.n.] Switzerland K002193002 Yes
{Al. Kovács} [s.n.] Romania K002193061 Yes
MacKechnie, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192922 Yes
s.coll. [49146] K002192896 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [804/1] United Kingdom K002192919 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [84/1] United Kingdom K002192879 Yes
Renvall, A. [s.n.] Finland K002192952 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192947 Yes
Gratz [s.n.] Switzerland K002192979 Yes
Sauter, A.E. [219] Germany K002192960 Yes
{A. von Hayek, A.}; Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Austria K002192998 Yes
Haussersdorfer [s.n.] K002192987 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K002193000 Yes
Andrejew, W. [s.n.] Russia K002193160 Yes
Edwards [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192949 Yes
Schneider, C.K. [75] K002193057 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002193013 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002192977 Yes
Scheffler, L. [s.n.] K002192965 Yes
Sadler, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192937 Yes
Oberneder, L. [1022] K002192992 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002193015 Yes
Wilkinson, H.J. [1501] K002192897 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002192991 Yes
{Mr Binks} [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192906 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K002193017 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192948 Yes
Tatham, J. [1299] K002192887 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002192899 Yes
Levinge, H.C. [494] Ireland K001770370 Yes
Levinge, H.C. [16886] Ireland K002192942 Yes
s.n. [s.n.] K002192909 Yes
s.n. [s.n.] K002192996 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [5344] Ireland K002192927 Yes
Stapf, O. [s.n.] Austria K002192985 Yes
Britton, C.E.; Graws, A.F. [s.n.] K002192928 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002192917 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192938 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [804/1] K002192912 Yes
Bor, N.L. [s.n.] Austria K002192975 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [804/16] K002192913 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002192962 Yes
[S.R.C.H] [804/1] K002192892 Yes
Axelson, W.M. [s.n.] Finland K002192951 Yes
Westergren, T. [s.n.] Sweden K002192954 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002192986 Yes
West, W. [s.n.] K002192880 Yes
Horrell, E.C. [[8041]] United Kingdom K002192890 Yes
Darwell, L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192934 Yes
Cooper, C.A. [s.n.] Austria K002192959 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192924 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] K002192885 Yes
Balfour, J.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192939 Yes
Taylor, P.G. [804/1] K002192886 Yes
Evans, D.K. [2735] K002192929 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [804/1] United Kingdom K002192918 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002192973 Yes
Simpson, N.D.; Brenan, J.P.M. [5799] K002192930 Yes
Cooper, C.A. [s.n.] Austria K002192966 Yes
Oberneder [4337] K002192981 Yes
Oberneder, R.; Oberneder, L. [1023] K002192983 Yes
Fries, E.T. [s.n.] Sweden K002192957 Yes
Rein, J.J. [s.n.] Switzerland K002193006 Yes
MacKechnie, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192903 Yes
[Munich] [s.n.] K002192961 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002193062 Yes
[Mamas] [s.n.] Switzerland K002193010 Yes
s.coll. [1501] United Kingdom K002192946 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] K002192884 Yes
Webb, D.A. [s.n.] K002192926 Yes
Falconer, W. [1788] K002192894 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [19343] Switzerland K002192999 Yes
Dony, J.G. [1534 a] United Kingdom K002192920 Yes
{Schwägrichen; Mr Wink} [s.n.] K002192908 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001734932 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] Switzerland K001734934 Yes
Barta, T. [2002-231] Austria K002192989 Yes
[Cruch] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192945 Yes
Edmonds, M.E. [136] Austria K002192976 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [4604] K002192910 Yes
s.coll. [793] K002193060 Yes
Wallace, E.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192916 Yes
Holuby, J.L. [s.n.] K002193058 Yes
Wiesbaur, J. [s.n.] K002192971 Yes
Gander, H. [s.n.] Austria K002192972 Yes
Gabriel Strobl, P. [s.n.] K002192963 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K002193003 Yes
[ Aerulea ] [s.n.] Switzerland K002193011 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002193059 Yes
Haussersdorfer [s.n.] K002192967 Yes
Stapf, O. [4] Austria K002192984 Yes
Wood [545] K002192882 Yes
{Botan; Lapok, V.; Richter, A.} [s.n.] Romania K002193019 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [30159] Switzerland K002193004 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192944 Yes
[A. E. Eastes] [s.n.] Switzerland K002193014 Yes
Kerner, J.S. [s.n.] Austria K002192994 Yes
Nyárády, E.J. [s.n.] Moldova K002193064 Yes
Ujhelyi, J. [s.n.] K002192905 Yes
Polskie, R. [s.n.] Poland K002193063 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001734933 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [804/12159] K002192921 Yes
Bor, N.L. [12] Austria K002192968 Yes
Oberneder, L. [1024] K002192982 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002193016 Yes
{Wm. Binks} [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192907 Yes
MacKechnie, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002192904 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002193012 Yes
Tatham, J. [1299] K002192888 Yes
Falconer, W. [s.n.] K002192895 Yes
Waterfall, C. [s.n.] K002192883 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [4588] K002192911 Yes
Edmonds, M.E. [132] Austria K002192978 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] K002192950 Yes

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  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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