Italian Rye-grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.)
Also known as annual ryegrass, Australian ryegrass, short rotation ryegrass, Westerwolds ryegrass, darnel; also classified as Lolium perenne var. multiflorum (Lam.) Parn., Lolium perenne subsp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husn.
Some authorities, including BONAP and USDA PLANTS, treat this taxon as a subspecies of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne), ssp. multiflorum. We treat them as separate species per FNA, POWO, and most other authorities.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Introduced | |
| Introduced or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Links & External Resources
• Lolium multiflorum | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Lolium multiflorum | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Lolium multiflorum (Italian Rye Grass) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Italian ryegrass | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum - Perennial Rye Grass | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Lolium multiflorum Lam. | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)
• Lolium perenne L. ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot Italian ryegrass | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
