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Phleum alpinum

Alpine Cat's Tail, Alpine Timothy
Other regional names: Mountain Timothy
  • Mountain Timothy
Also known as: Phleum alpinum f. alpinum +19 more
  • Phleum alpinum f. alpinum
  • Phleum alpinum f. bracteolatum Dans.
  • Phleum alpinum f. subcapitatum (Schur) Serb. & Nyár.
  • Phleum alpinum subsp. alpinum
  • Phleum alpinum subsp. ambiguum Beck
  • Phleum alpinum subsp. americanum E.Fourn.
  • Phleum alpinum subsp. bracteolatum Dans.
  • Phleum alpinum subsp. commutatum (Gaudin) Griseb.
  • Phleum alpinum subsp. commutatum (Gaudin) Hultén
  • Phleum alpinum subsp. commutatum (Gaudin) K.Richt.
  • Phleum alpinum subsp. commutatum (Gaudin) Malag.
  • Phleum alpinum subsp. parviceps Briq.
  • Phleum alpinum subsp. rhaeticum Humphries
  • Phleum alpinum subsp. scribnerianum Pomel
  • Phleum alpinum subsp. subcapitatum (Schur) Serb. & E.L.Nyár.
  • Phleum alpinum subsp. tenue Trin.
  • Phleum alpinum var. alpinum
  • Phleum alpinum var. ambiguum Beck
  • Phleum alpinum var. americanum E.Fourn.
  • Phleum alpinum var. commutatum (Gaudin) Boiss.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Poaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Naturally occurring in the Antarctic botanical region, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, Phleum alpinum (commonly known as Alpine Cat's-tail or Alpine Timothy) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ANTARCTIC, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Central America, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southern South America, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subantarctic Islands, Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Austria, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Iceland, Idaho, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Maine, Manchuria, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Michigan, Mongolia, Montana, Nepal, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Poland, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South Georgia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia, Yukon

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