Phleum arenarium

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 51 meters (166 feet).[1]

Biome: Coastal.

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Annual

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Achnodon arenarius (L.) Link • Achnodonton arenarium (L.) Trin. • Phalaris arenaria (L.) Huds.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

Members of the genus Phleum

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 11 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

P. alpinum (Alpine Timothy) · P. arenarium (Sand Timothy) · P. bertolonii (Diploid Timothy) · P. graecum (Ballast Timothy) · P. paniculatum (British Timothy) · P. phleoides (Purple-Stem Cat's-Tail) · P. pratense (Cats Tail) · P. pratense bertolonii (Diploid Timothy) · P. pratense nodosum (Common Timothy) · P. pratense pratense (Common Timothy) · P. subulatum (Italian Timothy)

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 17, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 23 providers.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 30, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:

• Bundesamt für Naturschutz / Zentralstelle für Phytodiversität Deutschland, Bundesamt fuer Naturschutz / Zentralstelle fuer Phytodiversitaet Deutschland
• Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisien, Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisien
• European Environment Agency, EUNIS
• GBIF-Spain, Hortus Botanicus Sollerensis Herbarium
• GBIF-Spain, Real Jardin Botanico
• , Vascular Plant Herbarium
• International Plant Genetic Resources Institute(IPGRI), EURISCO
• Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Vascular Plant Herbarium, Oslo
• Oregon State University, Vascular Plant Collection
• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Botany registration database by Danish botanists
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Herbarium of Oskarshamn
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Lund Botanical Museum
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Plants
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Botanical Society of the British Isles - Vascular Plants Database
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Vegetation surveys of coastal shingle in Great Britain
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2661197
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-41064
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:415780-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 28002
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 41064
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: PHAR4
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 53509

Footnotes

1. Standard Deviation = 196.540 based on 1,548 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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