Alpine Cat'S-Tail
Phleum alpinum L.
Phleum alpinum L., a grass species from the Poaceae family, is commonly known as Alpine Cat's-Tail. It is found in regions such as Greenland, Canada, parts of the United States, and several European and Mexican countries. The species was first described in 1753.
Description
Phleum alpinum is a grass native to various regions including Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and parts of Canada, the United States, and Europe. It is also known by the common names alpine timothy and mountain timothy. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1753. A lectotype was later designated by Humphries in 1978, though an earlier selection by Bowden has priority. The grass is part of the genus Phleum within the Poaceae family.
Other common names
Alpine Cat'S-TailAlpine TimothyMountain Timothy
Distribution
Greenland · Labrador · Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Northwest Territories · Ontario · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · FI · IS · NO · SE · TW · MX · Global · Vermont-US · Afghanistan · Alaska · Albania · Aleutian Is. · Altay · Argentina Northeast · Argentina Northwest · Argentina South · Arizona
Synonyms
Phleum alpinum f. bracteolatumPhleum alpinum f. subcapitatumPhleum alpinum subsp. commutatumPhleum alpinum subsp. rhaeticumPhleum alpinum var. ambiguumPhleum alpinum var. americanumPhleum alpinum var. commutatumPhleum alpinum var. parvicepsPhleum alpinum var. scribnerianumPhleum alpinum var. subcapitatumPhleum arcticumPhleum capitatumPhleum commutatumPhleum commutatum var. americanumPhleum geniculatumPhleum gerardiiPhleum haenkeanumPhleum mouterdeiPhleum nigricansPhleum ovatumPhleum parvicepsPhleum pratense subsp. alpinumPhleum pratense var. alpinumPhleum rhaeticumPhleum subalpinumPhleum vaginatumPlantinia alpinaPlantinia tournefortiiPhleum alpinum f. alpinumPhleum alpinum subsp. alpinum