Phleum
- This page is about the genus of grasses. Phleum is also the name of a Roman site now in Velsen, Netherlands.
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Phleum (timothy) is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family.[4] The genus is native to Europe, Asia and north Africa, with one species (P. alpinum) also in North and South America.[5]
They are tufted grasses growing to 20-150 cm tall, with cylindrical, spike-like panicles containing many densely packed spikelets.[6]
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numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Aegilops Alopecurus Beckmannia Crypsis Cynodon Cynosurus Digitaria Elytrophorus Ischaemum Mnesithea Muhlenbergia Pennisetum Pentameris Phalaris Polypogon Polytrias Sesleria Tribolium
Cultivation and uses
Several species are important for cattle feed and as hay for horses and other domestic animals.[10]
References
- ^ lectotype designated by Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 119. 1929
- ^ Tropicos, Phleum L.
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 59-60 in Latin
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Phleum
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 317, 367 梯牧草属 ti mu cao shu Phleum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 59. 1753.
- ^ The Plant List search for Phleum
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana genere Phleum photos and distribution maps for several species
- ^ Flora Europaea: Phleum
- ^ USDA Plants Profile: Phleum
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