Flower ID: IMG_7044.JPG-06-19-2021 Flower name (scientific): Phleum pratense Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) FLE-um pray-TEN-see Flower name (common): Timothy Family name (common): Grass Family name (scientific): Poaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From ancient Greek φλέως (phléōs), meaning a type of rush or reed. Specific epithet: Of the meadows. Common name origin: Possibly named for a farmer Timothy Hanson, who brought the grass from from New York to Carolina around 1720. Flower description: Size: 0.08 to 0.1 inches (2 to 3 mm) Petal count: 0 Color: white to brown Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Size: 20 to 60 inches (51 to 152 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is Size: Leaves up to 45 to 50 cm long and 4 to 8 mm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, linear (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, pastures, fields, streambanks, pond margins, streambanks, disturbed areas, roadsides, sun or semi-shade, mesic. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. The lack of long hairs on the seeddheads can aid in distinguishing this species from other plants with narrow cylindrical seedheads. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Shuswap utilized the plant as a food resource for animals and Navajo used the plant as fiber source (Moerman, p. 392, 1998). Latitude: 44.794558 Longitude: -91.495625 Altitude: 242.40 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU