Phleum

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek φλέως (phléōs, “wool-tufted reed”), Saccharum ravennae ( <= Erianthus ravennae ) === Proper noun === Phleum n A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – tufted grasses growing to 20-150 cm tall, with cylindrical flowerheads with densely packed spikelets, called timothy and certain catstails. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; BOP clade - clade; Pooideae - subfamily; Aveneae - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Phleum alpinum, alpine catstail or alpine timothy; Phleum arenarium, sand catstail or sand timothy; Phleum boissieri; Phleum commutatum; Phleum crypsoides; Phleum echinatum; Phleum exaratum; Phleum gibbum; Phleum hirsutum; Phleum iranicum; Phleum japonicum; Phleum montanum; Phleum paniculatum, British timothy; Phleum phleoides, purple-stem catstail; Phleum pratense, timothy-grass; Phleum subulatum, Italian timothy - selected species (See Phleum on WikispeciesWikispecies for more, including synonyms.) === References === Phleum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Phleum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Phleum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Phleum at National Center for Biotechnology Information Phleum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Phleum at USDA Plants database Phleum at Germplasm Resources Information Network Phleum at Tropicos Phleum at World Register of Marine Species