page_title: Timothy-grass
section_title: Subspecies
hierarchical_section_title: Timothy-grass / Subspecies
caption_attribution_description: (nl: Timothee bloeiwijze) Phleum pratense subsp. pratense inflorescens;
context_page_description: Timothy grass is an abundant perennial grass native to most of Europe except for the Mediterranean region. It is also known simply as timothy, meadow cat's-tail or common cat's tail. It is a member of the genus Phleum, consisting of about 15 species of annual and perennial grasses.
  It is probably named after Timothy Hanson, an American farmer and agriculturalist said to have introduced it from New England to the southern states in the early 18th century. Upon his recommendation it became a major source of hay and cattle fodder to British farmers in the mid-18th century.
  Timothy grass can be confused with meadow foxtail or purple-stem cat's-tail.
context_section_description: There are two subspecies:
  Phleum pratense subsp. pratense. Larger, to 59 inches (150 cm) tall. Widespread.
  Phleum pratense subsp. bertolonii. Smaller, to 27 ¹⁄₂ inches (70 cm) tall. Calcareous grassland.
caption: Inflorescence
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