Phleum alpinum is a species of grass known by the common names alpine cat's-tail,[1] alpine timothy[2] and mountain timothy.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Phleum |
| Species: | P. alpinum
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Distribution
editPhleum alpinum has a circumboreal distribution, inhabiting northern areas of the Northern Hemisphere, as well as extending down through the Americas to southern South America. It can be found on islands in the subantarctic region such as South Georgia Island, on which it is one of the most common plant species.[4]
Description
editPhleum alpinum is a perennial bunchgrass forming loose clumps 20 to 60 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is a cylindrical to oval mass of spikelets up to 6 centimeters long and 1.2 wide.
References
edit- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ NRCS. "Phleum alpinum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ Cathy Rose, Stephen Ingram (2015). Rock Creek Wildflowers. California Native Plant Society Press.
- ^ Callaghan, T. V. and M. C. Lewis. (1971). The growth of Phleum alpinum L. in contrasting habitats at a sub-Antarctic station. New Phytologist 70:6 1143-54. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1971.tb04596.x
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phleum alpinum.
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Phleum alpinum
- USDA Plants Profile
- Grass Manual Treatment
- Phleum alpinum - Photo gallery