moor grass

British  

noun

1. a grass characteristic of moors, especially purple moor grass ( Molinia caerulea ) of heath and fenland and blue moor grass ( Sesleria caerulea ) of limestone uplands

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Example Sentences

The April 2021 wildfires caused purple moor grass "to really take off" and prevented other plants, like heather, growing back.

From BBC

"Depending on the grazing results onsite, we can just send them to different areas to improve the condition of the habitat, breaking that dominance of purple moor grass."

From BBC

"You're looking for more of a mosaic of vegetation in the ground, whereas here you've just got purple moor grass coming back so far, a year on from the fire," the National Trust wildfire recovery ranger said.

From BBC

With cooler temperatures and shorter days, fall foliage on both the purple moor grass and the beautyberry turns golden, like they’re grasping at the diminishing sun.

From Seattle Times

Some green shoots of moor grass are poking through the black.

From BBC