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Italian timothy

Phleum subulatum (Savi) Asch. & Graebn.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Phleum

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Common names

By language (5)
Bulgarian
Тънкокласа тимотейка
Chinese
意大利梯牧草
Czech
Bojínek šídlovitý
English
Italian timothy
Swedish
Smaltimotej

Synonyms

  • Achnodon bellardii (J.F.Gmel.) Link
  • Achnodonton bellardii (J.F.Gmel.) P.Beauv.
  • Achnodonton tenue (Host) P.Beauv.
  • Achnodonton tenuis P.Beauv.
  • Phalaris bellardii (J.F.Gmel.) Willd.
  • Phalaris bulbosa L.
  • Phalaris cylindrica DC.
  • Phalaris sativa Pers.
  • Phalaris subulata Savi
  • Phalaris tenuis Host
  • Phleum bellardi (Willd.) Willd.
  • Phleum bellardii J.F.Gmel.
  • Phleum bulbosum (L.) K.Richt.
  • Phleum mesopotamiae Roem. & Schult.
  • Phleum pratense var. tenue (Host) Litard.
  • Phleum subulatum subsp. ciliatum (Boiss.) Humphries
  • Phleum subulatum var. ciliatum (Boiss.) Halácsy
  • Phleum tenue Schrad.
  • Phleum tenue var. ciliatum Boiss.
  • Plantinia cylindracea Bubani

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.