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Alpine Timothy

Phleum alpinum

Alpine timothy is a compact cool-season bunchgrass of high mountain meadows, with dense cylindrical seed heads, hardy and tidy for cold, moist, high-elevation sites.

Family
Poaceae
Type
grass
Lifespan
perennial
Height
0.5–1.5 ft
Spacing
0.5–1 ft apart
Light
sun
Soil moisture
moist
Soil pH
neutral, acidic
Bloom
June, July, August
Bloom colors
green, brown
Wildlife value
songbirds, larval host, mammals
Landscape uses
border, groundcover, container, naturalizing
Native states
AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NH, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY