Timothy (grass)
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Timothy[2] (Phleum pratense) is an abundant perennial grass native to most of Europe except for the Mediterranean region. It is also known as timothy-grass, meadow cat's-tail or common cat's tail.[3] It is a member of the genus Phleum, consisting of about 15 species of annual and perennial grasses.
Timothy | |
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Habitus, ssp. pratense | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Phleum |
Species: | P. pratense |
Binomial name | |
Phleum pratense | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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It is probably named after Timothy Hanson, an American farmer and agriculturalist said to have introduced it from New England to the southern states in the early 18th century.[4][5][6] Upon his recommendation it became a major source of hay and cattle fodder to British farmers in the mid-18th century.[7]
Timothy can be confused with meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis) or purple-stem cat's-tail (Phleum phleoides).