Participant Info

Species

Phleum alpinum [Phleum commutatum]

Family

Poaceae

CommonName

Alpine timothy, Alpine cat's-tail

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1900

LatestDate

2021

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan

Passes

Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Big Meadows Reservoir

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Mineral Co, Wolf Creek Pass 29 July 2016

Comments

Alpine timothy, perennial and cool-season, has been recorded often from the upper montane to the alpine in all mountain ranges of the Watershed. Its spike can be seen standing above other vegetation in high meadows and forest openings. In the USA Phleum alpinum is recorded from similar habitat in all Western states. It follows the Rio Grande drainage only through the upper third of New Mexico.

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