timothy
(Phleum pratense)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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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 |
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| Great Plains | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Midwest | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FACU - Facultative upland |
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Description |
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Height |
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20″ to 40″ |
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Biology |
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Flowering |
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June to July |
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Native to northern Africa, Asia, and Europe. Introduced and naturalized in the United States. |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Liliopsida (monocots) | ||
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Poales (grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies) | ||
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Poaceae (grasses) | ||
| No Rank | BOP clade | ||
| Subfamily | Pooideae | ||
| Supertribe | Poodae | ||
| Tribe | Poeae | ||
| Subtribe | Poinae | ||
Genus |
Phleum (timothy) | ||
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Two subspecies of timothy are recognized worldwide. Only the nominate subspecies, ssp. pratense, occurs in North America. When the nominate infraspecies is the only one occurring in North America, North American taxonomies usually drop the infraspecies epithet. Consequently, Phleum pratense ssp. pratense becomes simply Phleum pratense in North America. |
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Synonyms |
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Phleum nodosum Phleum pratense ssp. nodosum Phleum pratense var. nodosum |
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Common Names |
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common timothy Herd’s grass meadow cat’s-tail timothy |
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| Phleum Pratense or Timothy-Grass as Ornamental Plant Hernán Conejeros |
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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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