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Phleum alpinum
Phleum alpinum L.
Alpine Timothy, Mountain Timothy
Poaceae (Grass Family)
Synonym(s): Phleum alpinum var. commutatum, Phleum commutatum, Phleum commutatum var. americanum
USDA Symbol: PHAL2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)
Mountain Timothy or Alpine Timothy, a perennial, is a distinctive grass with bright-green, bunched leaves and flowering culms to 20 in. tall. The tight clusters of spikelets form a rounded spike with an overall dark-purple color.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Leaf: Green
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Apr , May
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , ME , MI , MT , NH , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WYCanada: NB , NS
Native Distribution: Greenland to AK, s. in the mts. of ME & NH, n. MI, Black Hills & in the western mts.
Native Habitat: Mountain meadows; wet areas; bogs
Growing Conditions
Water Use: MediumLight Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Wet
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
Soil Description: Moist to wet soils.
Propagation
Commercially Avail: yesFind Seed or Plants
View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FAC | FAC | FACW | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Phleum alpinum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Phleum alpinum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phleum alpinum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-25Research By: TWC Staff