Macrophotograph of Phelum pratense, Timothy grass, or cat's-tail, seen here in flower during the summer months (June to August). Timothy is common thr

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Macrophotograph of Phelum pratense, Timothy grass, or cat's-tail, seen here in flower during the summer months (June to August). Timothy is common througout Britain on pastures, roadsides & wasteground. It forms an important fodder crop & is planted for both hay & grazing. In the summer it produces copious quantities of pollen, which is dispersed by the wind. Timothy is one of the grass pollens most responsible for hayfever (Allergic rhinitis & pollenosis), an allergy in which the mucous membranes of the nose, eyes & throat swell, & become inflammed. Mag: X2 (at 35mm size).

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Size: 3218px × 4949px
Photo credit: © DR JEREMY BURGESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: allergic, botany, cats-tail, fever, flower, flowering, flowers, gras, grass, hay, hayfever, macrophoto, nature, phleum, plant, plants, pollen, pollinosis, pratense, rhinitis, timothy