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General Information | |
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Symbol: | LOPEM2 |
Group: | Monocot |
Family: | Poaceae |
Duration: |
Annual Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Graminoid |
Native Status: |
AK I CAN I GL I HI I L48 I SPM I |
Other Common Names: |
annual ryegrass
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Characteristics | |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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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 |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 ⁄ Gramineae – Grass family |
Genus | Lolium L. – ryegrass |
Species | Lolium perenne L. – perennial ryegrass |
Subspecies | Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot – Italian ryegrass |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
U.S. Weed Information | |
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Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum
Italian ryegrass
annual ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
Italian ryegrass
annual ryegrass
This plant 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.
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Cal-IPC | California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (1 February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California. |
N'EAST | Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal,and 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. |
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Yarrow | Minor | Minor | Minor |
Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Yarrow |
Sources
Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press. Birmingham. |
Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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High | Average 25-50% of diet | Regular source of cover |
Low | 5-10% of diet | Infrequently used as cover |
Minor | 2-5% of diet | Sparsely used as cover |
Moderate | Average 10-25% of diet | Occasional source of cover |