Kingdom Plantae Family Poaceae Scientific name Phleum alpinum | Order Poales Genus Phleum Rank Species | |
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Similar Phleum, Poa alpina, Phleum phleoides, Nardus stricta, Trisetum | ||
Phleum alpinum is a species of grass known by the common names alpine cat's-tail, alpine timothy and mountain timothy.
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Distribution
Phleum 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.
Description
Phleum 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.
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