ECOLOGY OF MOLINIA PASTURES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THEIR INVASION BY POLYTRICHUM COMMUNE

Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench

“…Molinia caerulea has a grazing value intermediate between that of Agrostis‐Festuca grassland and impoverished Nardus grassland (McVean 1952). In free grazing situations or in traditional extensive sheep production systems, M. caerulea is usually little grazed, especially in summer when the sheep concentrate on the Agrostis‐Festuca areas (Hunter 1962; King & Nicholson 1964).…”