50 BULLETIN 772, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Slender tufted perennials, with flat blades and narrow, rather open 
panicles. Species five, Europe and Asia; one sparingly introduced 
in the United States. 
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Type species: Aira caerulea L. 
Molinia Schrank, Baier. Fl. 1: 336. 1789. A single species described, M. 
varia, of which Aira caerulea L. is given as a Synonym. 
Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench (fig. 19) is introduced in a few local- 
ities in the Eastern States from New England to Pennsylvania. In 
Europe this is considered to be a good forage grass. A form with 
striped leaves is cultivated for ornament, being used for borders. 
