Timothy
Phleum pratense L. [Poaceae]
Ooawagaeri (オオアワガエリ, 大粟還(り))
Lifeform: deciduous perennial grass
Distribution: native to Europe (exotic to Japan, introduced for a pasture)
Habitat: (artificial, or disturbed) grassland in the case of Japan
Chromosome number: 2n = 14, 21, 28
Phleum L. in Japan
P. alpinum L. (ミヤマアワガエリ)
P. paniculatum Huds. (アワガエリ)
P. pratense L. (オオアワガエリ) [exotic]
Medicago sativa in Hokkaido
At the weather station of the Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, on August 31 2009.