. California grasslands and range forage grasses. Grasses; Forage plants. Fig. 85. Distribution of common timothy (Phleum pratense), alpine timothy (P. alpinum), drooping woodreed (Cinna latifolia), and nit- grass (Gastridium ventricosum). 27. TIMOTHY {PHLEUM) Alpine timothy and common timothy are both found on California ranges. (Fig. 85.) They are densely tufted leafy peren- nials with flat blades and dense ovoid or cylindric panicles; spikelets flat, the glumes abruptly short-awned, the floret small and round. Key to Species Panicle ovoid or oblong, usually not more than twice as long as wi

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. California grasslands and range forage grasses. Grasses; Forage plants. Fig. 85. Distribution of common timothy (Phleum pratense), alpine timothy (P. alpinum), drooping woodreed (Cinna latifolia), and nit- grass (Gastridium ventricosum). 27. TIMOTHY {PHLEUM) Alpine timothy and common timothy are both found on California ranges. (Fig. 85.) They are densely tufted leafy peren- nials with flat blades and dense ovoid or cylindric panicles; spikelets flat, the glumes abruptly short-awned, the floret small and round. Key to Species Panicle ovoid or oblong, usually not more than twice as long as wide 1. P. alpinum Panicle cylindric, several times longer than wide 2. P. pratense 1. ALPINE TIMOTHY (Phleum alpinum) is mostly 1-1 y2 ft (30-40 cm) tall, the culms curved or decumbent at base; pan- icle 8-10 mm thick, rarely more than IV2 m (4 cm) long, commonly shorter, bristly. (Fig. 86.) Distribution and habitat: Alpine timo- thy is most abundant on summer ranges in the Sierra Nevada up to altitudes of 11, 000 ft. It occurs less abundantly along the coast from Marin County northward and in Siskiyou, Modoc, and Riverside counties. It typically inhabits moist, mucky soils of meadows, swales, or bogs, where it is commonly associated with redtops, bluegrasses, meadow sedges, rushes, and hairgrass. Stands are some- times dense and nearly pure, but are more commonly scattered and of sec- ondary importance as range forage. Forage value and reproduction: Al- pine timothy is relished by all livestock and is highly palatable to elk and deer. Fig. 86. Alpine timothy (Phleum alpinum). [95]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Sampson, Arthur W. (Arthur William), 1884-1967; Hedrick, Donald W; Chase, Agnes, 1869-1963. Berkeley, Calif. : California Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture, Univ