Putnam Park Wildflowers


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
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Synonym(s):
Basionym: na
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Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FACU
Wetland Status (MW): FACU