Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• (=) Phleum commutatum Gaudin

Common names:

• alpine cat's-tail  (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
• alpine timothy  (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
• mountain timothy  (Source: Glea Cron) - English
• fjälltimotej  (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: forage;

Distributional Range:

Native

Asia-Temperate

• WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey
• CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation, [Dagestan] Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia]
• SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia, [Eastern Siberia] Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia]
• MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
• MONGOLIA: Mongolia
• RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Kamchatka]
• CHINA: China (n.?)
• EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu]

Asia-Tropical

• INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan (n.)

Europe

• NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
• MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Switzerland
• EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part, [European part] Ukraine
• SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia
• SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (incl. Corsica), Spain

Northern America

• SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Greenland
• NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maine, Michigan (n.), New Hampshire]
• NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [South Dakota (w.)]
• NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
• SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
• SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
• Mexico (mountains)

Southern America

• CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala
• SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (w.), Chile

References:

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Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28001. Accessed 1 July 2024.