Species

Phleum alpinum L.

Alpine Cat's-Tail

Poaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

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

Synonyms

Phleum alpinum
Phleum alpinum subsp. commutatum
Phleum commutatum
Phleum pratense subsp. alpinum
Phleum pratense subsp. commutatum

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 alpinum

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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 alpinum

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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 alpinum

Phleum alpinum

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

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