Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Liliopsida
Subclassis: Commelinidae
Ordo: Poales
Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Aveneae
Genus: Phleum
Subgenus: P. subg. Chilochloa
Sectiones: P. sect. Chilochloa - P. sect. Echinata - P. sect. Phlearium
Series: P. ser. Hirsuta-P. ser. Montana-P. ser. Phleoidea-P. ser. Pratenses
Species: P. abbreviatum - P. aculeatum - P. aegilops - P. africanum - P. alatum - P. alopecuroides - P. alpinum - P. ambiguum - P. annuum - P. arcticum - P. arenarium - P. arvense - P. asperum - P. autumnale - P. bellardi - P. bellardii - P. bertolonii - P. boehmeri - P. boissieri - P. brachystachyum - P. brevifolium - P. bulbosum - P. capitatum - P. castelnavi - P. ciliatum - P. cochinchinense - P. collinum - P. commutatum - P. cornutum - P. crinitum - P. cristatum - P. crypsoides - P. crypsoideum - P. cuspidatum - P. dactylon - P. deckeri - P. dentatum - P. echinatum - P. erucoides - P. exaratum - P. exeratum - P. fallax - P. felinum - P. flavum - P. geniculatum - P. gerardi - P. gibbum - P. glabratum - P. glabrum - P. glomeruliflorum - P. godronis - P. graecum - P. hackelianum - P. haenkeanum - P. himalaicum - P. hirsutum - P. hostii - P. hubbardii - P. indicum - P. intermedium - P. iranicum - P. japonicum - P. kotschyi - P. laeve - P. lima - P. macrourum - P. maximum - P. mesopotamiae - P. michelii - P. microstachyum - P. monspeliense - P. montanum - P. mouterdei - P. nigricans - P. nodosum - P. odoratum - P. ovatum - P. palare - P. paniculatum - P. parnassicum - P. parviceps - P. phalarideum - P. phalaris - P. phalaroides - P. phleoides - P. praecox - P. pratense - P. ramosum - P. reclinatum - P. rhaeticum - P. roshevitzi - P. sardoum - P. schoenoides - P. serotinum - P. serrulatum - P. sibiricum - P. stoloniferum - P. strictum - P. subalpinum - P. subincrassatum - P. subulatum - P. supinum - P. tenue - P. trabutii - P. trigynum - P. tuberosum - P. tzvelevii - P. vaginatum - P. veluchense - P. velutinum - P. ventricosum - P. villosum - P. viride - P. vulgare
Name
Phleum L.
References
* GBIF .
Phleum (catstail or timothy-grass) is a genus of about 15 species of annual and perennial grasses. The genus is native to Europe, Asia and north Africa, with one species (P. alpinum) also in North and South America.
They are tufted grasses growing to 20-150 cm tall, with cylindrical flowerheads with densely packed spikelets.
Selected species
* Phleum alpinum – Alpine Catstail or Alpine Timothy
* Phleum arenarium – Sand Catstail
* Phleum boissieri
* Phleum commutatum
* Phleum crypsoides
* Phleum echinatum
* Phleum exaratum (syn. P. graecum)
* Phleum gibbum
* Phleum hirsutum
* Phleum iranicum
* Phleum japonicum
* Phleum montanum
* Phleum paniculatum
* Phleum phleoides – Purple-stem Catstail
* Phleum pratense (syn. P. bertolonii) – Timothy-grass
* Phleum subulatum
Cultivation and uses
Several species are important for cattle feed and as hay for horses and other domestic animals.
References
* Flora Europaea: Phleum
* Germplasm Resources Information Network: Phleum
* USDA Plants Profile: Phleum
