Description
Timothy grass (scientific name: Phleum pratense L.) is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the family Gramineae. The fibrous roots are dense, the culms are erect, up to 120 cm tall, the leaf sheaths are loose, the tongue is membranous, the leaves are flat, both sides and edges are rough, the panicles are terete, gray-green, and the spikelets are oblong; the ridges have hard cilia and caryopsis Oblong, flowering and fruiting from June to August.
Distributed in Xinjiang, China. It is also distributed in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. Introduction and cultivation in some provinces and regions of China. Wild people are more common in grasslands and forest margins at an altitude of 1800 meters
Molasses grass has a long nutritional growth period, soft grass quality and good palatability. It is a high-quality forage for cattle, which can be used for grazing, green feed, sun-dried hay or modulated silage. Molasses is planted on the red soil with severe soil erosion in southern China, and it can also grow well, forming a thick layer of grass and covering the ground. It is a pioneer grass species for controlling soil erosion and improving grassland.
