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Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot
Italian ryegrass

       
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Lolium multiflorum

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Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

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Synonyms:
Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

  LOMU Lolium multiflorum Lam.
  LOMUI Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Braun) Schinz & R. Keller
  LOMUD Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. diminutum Mutel
  LOMUM Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. muticum DC.
  LOPEI Lolium perenne L. ssp. italicum (A. Braun) Husnot
  LOPEA Lolium perenne L. var. aristatum Willd.
  LOPEM Lolium perenne L. var. multiflorum (Lam.) Parnell
 

Distribution:
Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 7 species in Lolium, 2 subspecies in Lolium perenne L.
 

Classification:
Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Lolium L. – ryegrass
Species Lolium perenne L. – perennial ryegrass
Subspecies Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot – Italian ryegrass
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

Italian ryegrass
annual ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
Italian ryegrass
annual ryegrass

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

Cal-IPC        California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

Lolium perenne:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FAC FACU- FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FAC* FACU FAC NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524260.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

CalFlora: database occurrence

Managing Cover Crops Profitably (Sustainable Agriculture Network)

Texas A&M: Grass Images

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

Virginia Tech: abstract & image

WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)

 
 
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