Lolium multiflorum
| Lolium multiflorum Italian ryegrass |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Lolium |
| Species: | L. multiflorum |
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| Lolium multiflorum Lam. |
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Lolium multiflorum (Italian ryegrass, annual ryegrass) is a ryegrass native to temperate Europe, although the precise location of its origin is unknown.[1]
Lolium multiflorum is a herbaceous annual, biennial, or perennial grass that is grown for silage, and as a cover crop.[2][3]
Lolium multiflorum is also grown as an annual lawn grass[citation needed] and ornamental grass. It readily naturalizes in temperate climates, and can become a noxious weed in agricultural areas or an invasive species in native habitats.[1]
It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Lolium perenne.
It is a host plant to Wheat yellow leaf virus in its native Europe.[4]
Other common names in English include Australian ryegrass, short rotation ryegrass, and Westerwolds ryegrass. It is also one of several species called darnel.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Quattrocchi, Umberto (2006). CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology - 3 Volume Set. CRC. pp. 2408. ISBN 978-0849313035.
- ^ Cosgrove, Dennis; Michael Casler, and Dan Undersander (1999-12-02). "Rygrass types for pasture and hay". Agronomy Advice. Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin Extension and Cooperative Education. http://www.uwex.edu/ces/forage/pubs/Italian_Ryegrass_with_Alfalfa.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-31.[dead link]
- ^ Moseley, G.; E. L. Jones, and V. Ramanathan (September 1988). "The nutritional evaluation of Italian ryegrass cultivars fed as silage to sheep and cattle" ([dead link] – Scholar search). Grass and Forage Science (United Kingdom: Blackwell Synergy) 43 (3): 291–295. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2494.1988.tb02154.x. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2494.1988.tb02154.x. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ Lapierre, H.; P. A. Signoret, editors (2004). Viruses and Virus diseases of Poaceace (Gramineae). France: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. pp. 605. ISBN 978-2738010889.
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