PLANTS Profile for Lolium persicum (Persian ryegrass)

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Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. ex Boiss.
Persian ryegrass

Symbol:

LOPE2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Photo of Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. ex Boiss.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Russian Federation. Usage Requirements.

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Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. ex Boiss.

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Synonyms:
Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. ex Boiss.

	LODO4	Lolium dorei B. Boivin
	LODOL	Lolium dorei B. Boivin var. laeve B. Boivin

Distribution:
Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. ex Boiss.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CO, MO, MT, ND, NY, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. ex Boiss.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 7 species in Lolium

Classification:
Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. ex Boiss.

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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 persicum Boiss. & Hohen. ex Boiss. – Persian ryegrass

Introduced Information:
Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. ex Boiss.

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.

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More Accounts and Images:
Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. ex Boiss.

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 40895.

Related Web Sites:
Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. ex Boiss.

MT-Montana State University Weed Science

Time Generated: 10/08/2008 03:30 AM MDT