Boehmer's cat's-tail
Phleum phleoides (L.) H.Karst.
Phleum phleoides, known as Boehmer's cat's-tail, is a perennial grass species in the Poaceae family. It is native to Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia, with a distribution that includes regions such as British Columbia, Portugal, Finland, and parts of Russia and the Balkans. The grass features erect culms that range from 10 to 70 centimetres in height, with leaf blades measuring 5 to 12 centimetres in length and 1 to 3.5 millimetres in width.
Description
Phleum phleoides is a perennial grass species belonging to the Poaceae family. It is found across a wide range of regions, including parts of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. The plant has erect culms that can grow up to 70 centimetres in height. Its leaf blades are typically 5 to 12 centimetres long and 1 to 3.5 millimetres wide. The species was first described in 1880 and is commonly known as Boehmer's cat's-tail. It is widely distributed in countries such as Finland, Portugal, Russia, and the Baltic States.
Other common names
Boehmer's cat's-tailpurple-stem cat's-tailPurple-stemmed cat's tailPointed CatstailPurple Stem Cat's-tailBoehmer's timothy
Distribution
British Columbia · Portugal Continental · NO · DK · FI · SE · RU · Finland · Ireland · Belgium · Walloon Region · Albania · Algeria · Altay · Amur · Austria · Baltic States · Belarus · Bulgaria · Buryatiya · Central European Rus · Corse · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · East Aegean Is. · East European Russia · France · Germany · Great Britain · Greece
Synonyms
Chilochloa boemeriiChilochloa phleoidesHeleochloa phalaroidesPhalaris phleoidesPhalaris trigynaPhleum arvensePhleum boehmeriPhleum boehmeri var. blepharodesPhleum boehmeri var. interruptumPhleum brevifoliumPhleum glabrumPhleum hostiiPhleum laevePhleum phalarisPhleum phalaroidesPhleum phleoides var. blepharodesPhleum phleoides var. interruptumPhleum reclinatumPhleum ventricosumPlantinia phalaroideaChilochloa boehmeriPhleum boehmeri subsp. clausiflorumPhleum phleoides subsp. purpurascensPhleum boehmeri subsp. cuspidatumPhleum boehmeri var. maximumPhleum phalaroides var. lobatumPhleum boehmeri var. gracilePhleum boehmeri var. imberbePhleum boehmeri var. sakarensePhleum phalaroides var. latifolium