Flora of the Southeastern United States

*Phleum pratense Linnaeus ssp. pratense. Common name: Timothy, Cat's-tail. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Meadows, pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe.

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Other Comments: The American common name comes from the name of the man (Timothy Hanson) who is believed to have introduced it into the United States in 1720; in England, Phleum is called "cat's-tail".

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA24; = Phleum pratense L. — Stace (2010); = Phleum pratense L. var. pratense — F; < Phleum pratense L. — C, FlGr, G, HC, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Tucker (1996); Phleum pratense L. Basionym: Phleum pratense L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Phleum pratense ssp. pratense - FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8