| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Throughout, except scarce in southern middle and outer Coastal Plain.
Native of Eurasia; in N.A. nearly throughout except the Arctic and the Gulf Coastal Plain. | |
| Abundance | Common, except scarce in the Sandhills proper and southern Coastal Plain. | |
| Habitat | Fields, pastures, meadows, roadsides, etc. Many non-natural "grassy balds" at high elevations are dominated by this alien grass. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting June-October. | |
| Identification | Timothy is familiar to most people, as it is widely planted as a forage grass. Stems grow mostly 2-4 feet from a leafy base, terminated by a short to long (5-10 cm or more), narrow, dense, unbranched inflorescence. Looking closely, the glumes have eyelash-like hairs. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | None
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | FACU link |
| USACE-emp | FACU link |
