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Phleum nodosum L.

Smaller Cat's-Tail

Poaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Genus: Phleum (Timothy)

Synonyms

Phleum nodosum
Phleum alpinum subsp. trabutii
Phleum bertolonii
Phleum bertolonii subsp. trabutii
Phleum hubbardii
Phleum pratense subsp. bertolonii
Phleum pratense subsp. nodosum
Phleum pratense subsp. serotinum
Phleum pratensis subsp. bertolonii
Phleum serotinum

Related species

Phleum pratense L. - Timothy
Phleum nodosum L. - Smaller Cat's-Tail
Phleum alpinum L. - Alpine Cat's-Tail
Phleum rhaeticum (Humphries) Rauschert - Alpine Cat's-Tail
Phleum phleoides (L.) H. Karst. - Purple-Stem Cat's-Tail
Phleum arenarium L. - Sand Cat's-Tail
Phleum hirsutum Honck. - Hairy Cat's-Tail
Phleum paniculatum Huds. - Panicled Cat's-Tail

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Phleum nodosum

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The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Phleum nodosum

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Phleum nodosum

Phleum nodosum

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation, parks, gardens

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