Common Name: timothy, herdgrassScientific Name: Phleum pratense L.Family Name: Poaceae (Graminae) - Grass FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed, short rhizomes and tillers Culmsupright, gray-green, bulb-like thickening at base Leavesblades gray-green, smooth, rough margins, sharply pointed, rolled-in-the-bud; auricles absent; ligule membranous, peaked in center, distinct notchs on either side; sheaths smooth, open Seedheadspanicle, dense, bottlebrush-like resembling a foxtail, cylindrical, stiff, bristles