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

   
Symbol: LOPEM2
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Annual
Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
L48    I
AK    I
HI    I
CAN    I
GL    I
SPM    I



   
Other common names:
  annual ryegrass
Photograph of Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot
©Robert Soreng. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany.
 
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Synonyms:
Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

  LOMU Lolium multiflorum Lam.   annual ryegrass
  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 by State:
Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

Distributional Map for Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot
Distribution Map Legend

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

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MN, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

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

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

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

     
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.

Cal-IPC California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (http://www.cal-ipc.org/ip/inventory/index.php, 1 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.
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.
 

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.
 

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

 

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.

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524260.

 

 

 

 
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