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Table 1 Observed grass species in the phenological areas of Vienna, Berlin and Turku including start and end of the pollination period as well as the species life cycle (A = annual, P = perennial) and the distribution at the local observation sites (number of appearance/maximum number of observation sites)

From: The grass pollen season 2015: a proof of concept multi-approach study in three different European cities

Observed grass species

Cycle

Start of the pollination period

End of the pollination period

Distribution (appearance at phenological sites)

Concerned cities

Agrostis capillaris

P

week 24

week 27

2/3

Vienna

week 25

week 27

2/4

Berlin

week 27

week 32

3/3

Turku

Alopecurus pratensis

P

week 17

week 20

1/3

Vienna

week 19

week 21

2/4

Berlin

week 23

week 32

3/3

Turku

Antoxanthum odoratum

P

week 17

week 19

1/3

Vienna

week 19

week 22

2/4

Berlin

week 23

week 25

2/3

Turku

Arrhenatherum elatius

P

week 22

week 24

3/3

Vienna

week 23

week 23

3/4

Berlin

week 27

week 29

2/3

Turku

Brachypodium sylvaticum

P

week 26

week 28

1/3

Vienna

Briza media

P

week 22

week 23

1/3

Vienna

Bromus erectus

P

week 22

week 24

1/3

Vienna

Bromus hordeaceus

A

week 19

week 20

2/3

Vienna

week 20

week 22

3/4

Berlin

Bromus inermis

P

week 24

week 26

2/4

Berlin

Bromus sterilis

A

week 20

Week 22

2/4

Berlin

Calamagrostis arundinacea

P

week 29

week 33

2/3

Turku

Calamagrostis epigejos

P

week 23

week 26

1/3

Vienna

week 27

week 28

2/4

Berlin

week 30

week 32

3/3

Turku

Cynodon dactylon

P

week 29

week 33

1/3

Vienna

week 28

week 35

1/4

Berlin

Cynosurus cristatus

P

week 25

week 26

1/3

Vienna

Dactylis glomerata

P

week 20

week 24

3/3

Vienna

week 21

week 23

4/4

Berlin

week 27

week 32

2/3

Turku

Deschampsia cespitosa

P

week 28

week 30

3/3

Turku

Deschapsia flexuosa

P

week 27

week 31

3/3

Turku

Elymus repens

P

week 22

week 25

2/3

Vienna

week 29

week 34

3/3

Turku

Festuca arundinacea

P

week 22

week 24

3/3

Vienna

week 23

week 24

1/4

Berlin

Festuca ovina

P

week 26

week 28

1/3

Turku

Festuca pratensis

P

week 22

week 24

1/3

Vienna

week 26

week 28

2/3

Turku

Festuca rubra

P

week 22

week 23

4/4

Berlin

week 26

week 30

3/3

Turku

Helictotrichon pubescens

P

week 20

week 21

1/3

Vienna

Holcus lanatus

P

week 23

week 24

1/3

Vienna

week 22

week 24

2/4

Berlin

Hordeum murinum

A

week 19

week 20

2/3

Vienna

week 20

week 23

1/4

Berlin

Lolium perenne

P

week 23

week 27

3/3

Vienna

week 22

week 25

2/4

Berlin

week 29

week 33

3/3

Turku

Melica nutans

P

week 23

week 26

1/3

Turku

Phalaris arundinacea

P

week 29

week 32

2/3

Turku

Phleum pratense

P

week 25

week 27

2/3

Vienna

week 25

week 27

2/4

Berlin

week 28

week 32

3/3

Turku

Phragmites australis

P

week 33

week 36

2/3

Turku

Poa annua

A

week 23

week 34

3/3

Turku

Poa nemoralis

P

week 27

week 29

1/3

Turku

Poa pratensis

P

week 19

week 22

3/3

Vienna

week 20

week 23

3/4

Berlin

week 25

week 29

3/3

Turku

Trisetum flavescens

P

week 22

week 24

2/3

Vienna

week 23

week 23

1/4

Berlin