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Timothy. Pete Holmestimothy

phleum pratense

  • A common fodder grass
     
  • Stems up to a whopping 1.5m!
     
  • Cylindrical flower head up to 15cm long
     
  • Sometimes with a purple tinge.
     

Where found

Meadows, waysides and waste ground.
 

Record seasonal events

You can help scientists monitor the effect of climate change on timothy by telling us the date when you first see it flowering where you live

  • Flowers June-August