timothy
(Phleum pratense)
| Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
not yet assessed |
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NatureServe |
NNA - Not applicable SNA - Not applicable |
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Minnesota |
not listed |
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| Wetland Indicator Status |
Great Plains |
FACU - Facultative upland | |||||
Midwest |
FACU - Facultative upland |
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Northcentral & Northeast |
FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Nativity | Native to northern Africa, Asia, and Europe. Introduced and naturalized in the United States. |
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| Occurrence | Common |
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| Flowering | June to July |
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| Height | 20″ to 40″ |
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| Identification |
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| Similar Species |
Timothy is similar in appearance to the foxtails (Setaria spp.). The flowering spike of timothy is less tapered at the tip and base, giving it parallel sides for more than 90% of its length. |
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| Distribution |  |
Sources: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 22, 28. | |||||
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| Taxonomy | Family: |
Poaceae (grass) |
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BEP clade |
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Pooideae |
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Poeae |
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Subtribe: |
Alopecurinae |
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| Synonyms | Phleum nodosum Phleum pratense ssp. nodosum Phleum pratense var. nodosum |
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| Common Names |
common timothy Herd’s grass meadow cat’s-tail timothy |
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About
Published on May 25, 2014 This abundant and ordinary type of perennial grass works well sometimes as backdrop of a scenery. It is also known as cat's-tail and is used indoors in pots, or outdoors in gardens where can be used as background, or in hanging gardens, what is the case of this short movie footage that displays an artificial meadow in the middle of the São Paulo city in Brazil. |
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