sand cat's-tail
Phleum arenarium L.
Phleum arenarium L., commonly known as sand cat's-tail, is a species in the grass family Poaceae. It was first described in 1753 and is native to regions including Portugal, the Baltic States, Belgium, the United States, and parts of North Africa and Europe. The species is also found in areas such as Corsica and has been recorded in several European countries.
Description
Phleum arenarium L. is a grass species within the genus Phleum of the family Poaceae. It is distributed across various regions, including Portugal, the United States, Belgium, and parts of Europe and North Africa. The species has been documented in several countries, including Portugal Continental, the Baltic States, and Corsica. A discussion in Chapter 7 of 'Linnaean Plant Names and their Types' notes that a proposed typification by Kerguelen is not formally accepted due to the reasons outlined by Cafferty and others in 2000.
Other common names
Sand timothysand cat's-tail
Distribution
Portugal Continental · NO · DK · FI · SE · Flanders · Austria · Latvia · Lithuania · Corse (Corsica) · PL · AU · FR · LT · conterminous 48 United States · Belgium · Flemish Region · Algeria · Baltic States · Corse · Denmark · East Aegean Is. · France · Germany · Great Britain · Greece · Ireland · Italy · Krym · Lebanon-Syria
Synonyms
Achnodon arenariusAchnodonton arenariumChilochloa arenariaCrypsis arenariaPhalaris arenariaPhalaris phleoidesPhleum arenarium subsp. caesiumPlantinia arenariaPoa arenariaPhalaris phleoides var. arenariaPhleum arenarium f. majusPhleum arenarium f. filiformisPhleum arenarium f. minor