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Sand Cat's-tail
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Grasses & bamboos

Sand Cat's-tail

Phleum arenarium L.

Names

EnglishSand Cat's-tail
DutchZanddoddegras
Spanish—
Chinese—
Scientific namePhleum arenarium L.

About this species

Phleum arenarium, the sand cat's tail or sand timothy, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae. It is native to Europe, Morocco, and the Levant, and it has been introduced to a number of locales around the world; the U.S. states of Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon, Primorsky Krai, and Western Australia. An annual, it is typically found in coastal dunes and other sandy areas. It is occasionally available from commercial suppliers.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusPhleum

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