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Phleum arenarium
Also called Sand Cat's Tail
Sand timothy (Phleum arenarium) is a small annual grass of sandy coastal dunes and other sandy ground across Europe and the Mediterranean. It is best grown as a sun-loving, drought-tolerant plant in sandy, free-draining soil.
Phleum arenarium, the sand cat's tail or sand timothy, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae. It is native to Europe, Morocco, and the Levant, and it has been introduced to a number of locales around the world; the U.S. states of Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon, Primorsky Krai, and Western Australia. An annual, it is typically found in coastal dunes and other sandy areas. It is occasionally available from commercial suppliers.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
