Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District
Timothy
Phleum pratense [C-value 1]
Grass family (Poaceae)
Blooms mid-June - July
The native Timothy is a common grass in our area. It prefers full or partial sun and medium-moist fertile soil containing loam. Habitats include fields, pastures, disturbed meadows, roadsides and waste areas. This relatively short-lived perennial grass is 2–3½' tall producing either solitary culms (stems) or small tufts of culms. Each culm is light green, unbranched, and erect with 3-6 alternate leaves along its length. The leaf blades are about 9" long and 1/3" across, hairless, flat, and linear in shape. Each culm terminates in a spike-like narrowly cylindrical panicle (2½–6" long and ½" across) of densely packed florets that are whitish lavender or whitish blue (until they mature).
Timothy at Subat Forest Preserve July 1, 2013
Timothy at Rose Hill Subdivision natural area June 29, 2013
Timothy at Subat Forest Preserve July 1, 2013
Timothy at Pickerill/Pigott Forest Preserve June 18, 2017
Timothy at Pickerill/Pigott Forest Preserve June 18, 2017
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