Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Genus: Phleum (Timothy)
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
20–50 cm tall, <b>perennial</b>. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <ba>a dense-panicle, <i>without</i> gaps if bent</ba>, <b>1–5 cm long</b>; <span class="v1">lateral branches:</span> <ba>fused with the main axis</ba>. <span class="v1">sp...
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.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths