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Phleum
Sign in to savePhleum (common name timothy) is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family. The genus is native to Europe, Asia and north Africa, with one species (P. alpinum) also in North and South America.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
梯牧草属（Phleum）或猫尾草属，是禾本科下的一个属，包含约15种一年生和多年生草本植物，原产于欧洲、亚洲、北非，其中高山猫尾草（Phleum alpinum）也原产于北美和南美。 梯牧草属植物为丛生，生长高度20至150厘米不等，花序为圆柱形，含有很多密集的小穗。 物种： 高山猫尾草（高山梯牧草） Phleum alpinum Phleum arenarium Phleum boissieri Phleum commutatum Phleum crypsoides Phleum echinatum Phleum exaratum (syn. P. graecum) Phleum gibbum Phleum hirsutum Phleum iranicum Phleum japonicum Phleum montanum 鬼蜡烛 Phleum paniculatum 假梯牧草 Phleum phleoides 猫尾草（梯牧草） Phleum pratense (syn. P. bertolonii) Phleum subulatum
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Research
977 papers- Biochemical composition of Phleum pratense pollen grains: A review.Molecular immunology · 2021
- Phleum pratense molecular pattern across Italy.European annals of allergy and clinical immunology · 2017
- Intradermal Phleum pratense allergoid immunotherapy. Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2020
- Phleum pratense pollen-derived di-galactosyldiacylglycerols promote pro-allergic responses in mice.Frontiers in immunology · 2025
- Phleum pratense-pollen adaptive variations and pollen microbiome investigation under different climatic regions and prospects of allergenicity.International journal of biometeorology · 2024
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Phleum (common name timothy) is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family. The genus is native to Europe, Asia and north Africa, with one species (P. alpinum) also in North and South America.
They are tufted grasses growing to 20–150 cm tall, with cylindrical, spike-like panicles containing many densely packed spikelets. Species Formerly included Numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Aegilops, Alopecurus, Beckmannia, Crypsis, Cynodon, Cynosurus, Digitaria, Elytrophorus, Ischaemum, Mnesithea, Muhlenbergia, Pennisetum, Pentameris, Phalaris, Polypogon, Polytrias, Sesleria, Tribolium