Phleum pratense
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440320243f52137418750 |
| Scientific name | Phleum pratense |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 59 (1753) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
The primary product derived from Phleum pratense is hay; it is also preserved as silage and used as pasture forage. In addition, it serves as turfgrass/sod in lawns and parks and as a material in erosion control and revegetation mixes.
Properties relevant to use:
Timothy hay is valued for a balanced forage fiber profile, typically achieving neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) levels conducive to rumen function and milk production in dairy animals. Its palatability, rapid stand establishment, tolerance of cool conditions, and strong response to nitrogen fertilizer under irrigation support consistent forage yields and quality.
Scientific/model-organism use:
Timothy is a C3 cool-season perennial model in temperate forage research and breeding. Germplasm accessions and mapping populations are maintained by the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) and the Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen). It serves as a reference species for grass genetics and comparative genomics, with programs focused on traits such as heading date, winterhardiness, yield, and fiber digestibility. Variety performance evaluations are reported by forage extension services (e.g., NDSU/University of Minnesota forage guides), and breeder communities use pedigreed seed and genetic stocks through public databases.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Timothy is widely cultivated across temperate regions of North America and Europe, with production centered in northern U.S. states and Canadian provinces for premium hay and in the United Kingdom, France, and northern Europe for forage and turf. As a cool-season species, it reduces irrigation demand compared with warm-season alternatives under temperate climates. Seed is produced by commercial seed companies and publicly supported breeding programs; seed certification standards (e.g., AOSCA, OECD) govern cultivar identity and purity in commercial channels.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Achnodonton bulbosum | Woods | Tourist's Fl. : 398 (1850) |
| Phleum alpinum subsp. trabutii | Litard. & Maire | Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 4: 23. 1924 (1924) |
| Phleum bertolonii subsp. trabutii | (Litard. & Maire) Kerguélen | Fl. Descr. France , Suppl. 5: 545 (1979) |
| Phleum brachystachyum | (Salis) Gamisans, Romero García & C.Morales | Candollea 38: 654 (1983) |
| Phleum bulbosum | Gouan | Fl. Monsp. : 117 (1764) |
| Phleum deckeri | Roem. ex Trin. | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 124 (1840) |
| Phleum fallax | Janka | Bot. Jahresber. (Just) 4(3): 1061 (1876) |
| Phleum maximum | Pryor | Fl. Hertfordshire : 450 (1888) |
| Phleum microstachyum | Ruiz ex Nym. | Bot. Not. 1851: 67. |
| Phleum nodosum | L. | Syst. Nat. ed. 10 , 2: 871 (1759) |
| Phleum nodosum var. pratense | (L.) St.-Amans | Fl. Agen. 23. 1821 |
| Phleum parnassicum | Boiss. & Heldr. ex Nyman | Consp. Fl. Eur. : 792 (1882) |
| Phleum praecox | Jord. | Arch. Fl. France Allemagne : 325 (1854) |
| Phleum pratense f. bracteatum | Asch. & Graebn. | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 142 1899 |
| Phleum pratense f. elongatum | (Schur) Şerb. & Nyár. | Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 123 (1972) |
| Phleum pratense f. fallax | (C.Klinggr.) Şerb. & Nyár. | Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 124 (1972) |
| Phleum pratense f. viviparum | (Gray) Louis-Marie | Rev. Oka Agron. Inst. Agric. 14: 144 1940 |
| Phleum pratense subsp. brachystachyum | (Salis) Gamisans | Candollea 28: 48 (1973) |
| Phleum pratense subsp. microstachyum | (Ruiz) Malag. | Subesp. Variac. Geogr. : 27 (1973) |
| Phleum pratense subsp. nodosum | (L.) Arcang. | Comp. Fl. Ital. 757 1882 |
| Phleum pratense subsp. roshevitzii | (Pavl.) Tzvelev | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 8: 71 (1971) |
| Phleum pratense subsp. trabutii | (Litard. & Maire) Kerguélen | Lejeunia , n.s., 75: 232 (1975) |
| Phleum pratense var. brachystachyum | Salis | Flora 16: 475 1833 |
| Phleum pratense var. elongatum | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 728 1866 |
| Phleum pratense var. fallax | (Janka) C.Klinggr. | Fl. Preussen 461 1848 |
| Phleum pratense var. longiciliatum | Parn. | Grass. Britain 178. 1845 |
| Phleum pratense var. nodosum | (L.) Schrad. | Beschr. Gras. 1: 102. 1767 |
| Phleum pratense var. stoloniferum | (Host) Şerb. & Nyár. | Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 123 (1972) |
| Phleum pratense var. viviparum | Gray | Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 139. 1822 |
| Phleum pratense var. vulgare | Celak. | Prodr. Fl. Böhmen 1: 38 1867 |
| Phleum roshevitzii | Pavlov | Izv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 30: 744 (1932) |
| Phleum stoloniferum | Host | Fl. Austriaca 1: 80 (1827) |
| Phleum trabutii | (Litard. & Maire) Rivas Mart., A.Asensi, Molero Mesa & F.Valle | Rivasgodaya 6: 50 (1991) |
| Phleum tuberosum | Panz. ex Trin. | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 124 (1840) |
| Phleum villosum | Opiz | Naturalientausch 10: 211 (1825) |
| Plantinia pratensis | Bubani | Fl. Pyren. 4: 270 (1901) |
| Stelephuros pratensis | Lunell | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 216 (1915) |
| Phleum pratense var. nodosum | (L.) Huds. | Fl. Angl. (ed. 2) 26 1778 |
| Phleum microstachyum | Ruiz ex Nym. | Bot. Not. 1851: 67 (1851) |
| Phleum pratense subsp. nodosum | (L.) Dumort. | Observ. Gramin. Belg. 131. 1824 (1824) |
| Phleum pratense subsp. vulgare | (Čelak.) Hyl. | Bot. Not. 1953(3): 357 1953 |
| Phleum vulgare | (Čelak.) Chase & Niles | Index Grass Sp. 3: 81 (1962) |
| Phleum vulgare | Chase & Niles | Index Grass Sp. 3: 81 (1962) |
| Panicum pratense var. intermedium | Gaudin | Fl. Helv. 1: 164 (1828) |
| Phleum pratense var. longiaristatum | Parn. | Grass. Britain : 176 (1845) |
| Phleum pratense var. minus | Gray | Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 139 (1821 publ. 1822) |
| Phleum pratense var. stoloniformis | (Host) Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 321 (1841) |
| Phleum pratense var. macrochaeton | Döll | Rhein. Fl. : 118 (1843) |
| Phleum pratense var. armatum | Druce | Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 5: 55 (1917) |
| Phleum pratense var. chlorostachyum | N.H.F.Desp. | Fl. Sarthe : 302 (1838) |
| Phleum pratense var. caespitosum | Neilr. | Fl. Nied.-Oesterr. : 38 (1859) |
| Phleum pratense f. monstrosa | Brenner | Meddeland. Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 37: 38 (1911) |
| Phleum pratense f. alpinoides | Norm. | Christ. Vidensk.-Selsk. Forh. 1893 (16): 56 (1893) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | timothy-grass |
| English | meadow cat's tail |
| English | common cat's tail |
| English | timothy |
| Arabic | إفليوم مرجي |
| Arabic | عصوية المروج |
| Belarusian | Цімафееўка лугавая |
| Bulgarian | ливадна тимотейка |
| Czech | bojínek luční |
| cv | Кушак хӳри |
| Welsh | rhonwellt |
| Welsh | rhonwellt penfain |
| Danish | eng-rottehale |
| German | wiesen-lieschgras |
| Estonian | põldtimut |
| Basque | larre-pleotza |
| Persian | لوئیچه چمنی |
| Finnish | timotei |
| Finnish | ketotähkilö |
| Finnish | nurmitähkiö |
| French | fléole des prés |
| Irish | féar capaill |
| Irish | tiomóid |
| Upper Sorbian | Łučny pasnik |
| Hungarian | réti komócsin |
| Hungarian | mezei komócsin |
| Igbo | timothy-grass |
| Icelandic | vallarfoxgras |
| Japanese | チモシー |
| Japanese | オオアワガエリ |
| Cornish | lost an gath |
| Lithuanian | pašarinis motiejukas |
| Macedonian | мачкина опашка |
| Norwegian Bokmål | timotei |
| Dutch | timoteegras en klein timoteegras |
| Polish | tymotka łąkowa |
| Romanian | timoftică |
| Romanian | timoftică de luncă |
| Russian | тимофеевка луговая |
| Russian | тимофеевка |
| Serbian | mačji rep |
| Swedish | timotej |
| Turkish | kelpkuyruğu |
| tt | болын сүсәнәге |
| Ukrainian | тимофіївка лучна |
| Uzbek | ajriqbosh |
| Walloon | fiole |
| Chinese | 猫尾草 |
| Chinese | 梯牧草 |
| Chinese | 催产草 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000890092 |
| UNII | 0P46LFE4VC |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 1864 |
| Flora of Alabama | 4995 |
| Canadensys | 7827 |
| USDA Plants | PHPR3 |
| Tropicos | 25509875 |
| INPN | 113221 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:415868-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-433846 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 578767 |
| Observations.org | 139420 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 15957 |
| NBN Atlas | NHMSYS0000461024 |
| Nature Serve | 2.135574 |
| IPNI | 415868-1 |
| iNaturalist | 57190 |
| GBIF | 9014945 |
| Freebase | /m/01shb2 |
| WisFlora | 4478 |
| FEIS | plants/graminoid/phlpra |
| EPPO | PHLPR |
| EOL | 1114570 |
| Elurikkus | 6198 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 6431 |
| USDA GRIN | 28019 |
| Wikipedia | Timothy_(grass) |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_965605815.2 | lpPhlPrat1.hap1.2 | Chromosome | WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE | 2026-04-25 | 72 | 1.36 Gb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acid esters | |||||
| Ethyl 8-(3-formyloxiran-2-yl)octanoate | 14467738 | Click to see | 242.31 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/00021369.1989.10869661 |
| ethyl 8-[(2R,3S)-3-formyloxiran-2-yl]octanoate | 162973013 | Click to see | 242.31 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/00021369.1989.10869661 |
| Ethyl 9-oxononanoate | 18915 | Click to see | 200.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/00021369.1989.10869661 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Medium-chain fatty acids | |||||
| Azelaic acid monoethyl ester | 11138510 | Click to see CCOC(=O)CCCCCCCC(=O)O | 216.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/00021369.1989.10869661 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols | |||||
| 2-(6-Hydroxyheptyl)-2,3-dihydropyran-6-one | 78172994 | Click to see | 212.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB.56.1096 |
| Gamahonolide A | 180332 | Click to see | 212.28 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB.56.1096 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| (3R,3aR,8S,11bR)-3-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-3a,6-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11b-decahydrocyclopenta[a]anthracen-8-ol | 14217269 | Click to see | 394.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80188-2 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Pregnane steroids / Gluco/mineralocorticoids, progestogins and derivatives | |||||
| [(3R,5S,8S,9S,10S,11R,13R,14S,17R)-17-ethenyl-3-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-11-yl] acetate | 25180961 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2(C(CCC2C3C1C4(CCC(CC4CC3)O)C)C=C)C | 360.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02323285 |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Tricarboxylic acids and derivatives | |||||
| 1-O-ethyl 4-O-[(2R)-7-[(2R)-6-oxo-2,3-dihydropyran-2-yl]heptan-2-yl] butanedioate | 101631113 | Click to see | 340.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB.56.1096 |
| 1-O-ethyl 4-O-[7-(6-oxo-2,3-dihydropyran-2-yl)heptan-2-yl] butanedioate | 162910677 | Click to see | 340.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB.56.1096 |
| > Organic acids and derivatives / Peptidomimetics / Hybrid peptides | |||||
| CID 9918821 | 9918821 | Click to see | 805.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)80188-2 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 2-benzopyrans | |||||
| (3S,4R)-8-hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-3,4-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisochromen-1-one | 101630976 | Click to see | 222.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB.56.1096 |
| 8-Hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-3,4-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisochromen-1-one | 101417726 | Click to see | 222.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB.56.1096 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Dihydrofurans / Furanones / Butenolides | |||||
| (2R)-2-hydroxy-3-phenyl-2H-furan-5-one | 163035429 | Click to see | 176.17 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB.56.1096 |
| (s)-5-Hydroxy-3,4-dimethyl-5-pentylfuran-2(5h)-one | 155551640 | Click to see | 198.26 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/00021369.1989.10869661 |
| 2(5H)-Furanone, 5-hydroxy-3,4-dimethyl-5-pentyl- | 328789 | Click to see | 198.26 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/00021369.1989.10869661 |
| 5-hydroxy-4-phenylfuran-2(5H)-one | 12864804 | Click to see | 176.17 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB.56.1096 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives | |||||
| Decyl (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 11638345 | Click to see | 320.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-005-0132-9 |
| Decyl 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 71391747 | Click to see | 320.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-005-0132-9 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| Chrysanthemin | 44256715 | Click to see | 449.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02323285 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 3-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| Tricin | 5281702 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O | 330.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02323285 |
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