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Phleum pratense L.
timothy

       
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Photo of Phleum pratense L.
Phleum nodosum

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Turkey. Usage Requirements.
 
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Phleum pratense L.

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Synonyms:
Phleum pratense L.

  PHNO4 Phleum nodosum L.
  PHPRN2 Phleum pratense L. ssp. nodosum (L.) Arcang.
  PHPRN Phleum pratense L. var. nodosum (L.) Huds.
 

Distribution:
Phleum pratense L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Phleum pratense L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 9 species in Phleum
 

Classification:
Phleum pratense L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Phleum L. – timothy
Species Phleum pratense L. – timothy
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Phleum pratense L.

timothy

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Phleum pratense L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Phleum pratense L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FAC- FACU FACU NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Phleum pratense L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Minor   Minor       Minor  
Yarrow Low           Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Phleum pratense L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41062.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

Related Web Sites:
Phleum pratense L.

FAO-Grassland Species Profiles

IA-Grasses of Iowa

IL-Illinois Wildflowers

IN-Center for New Crops and Plants Products

MO-Missouri Plants

NRCS Western Wetland Flora: images & text

OH-Ohio State University Seed Biology

OR-Forage Information System

Texas A&M: Grass Images

UK-Plants For A Future

USDI GS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

UT-Range Plants of Utah

WA-Washington State University Herbarium Image

WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)

www.invasives.org

 
 
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