Lolium multiflorum
Annual Ryegrass, Australian Rye Grass, Italian Rye Grass
Other regional names: Italian Ryegrass
- Italian Ryegrass
Also known as: Lolium ambiguum Desp. +19 more
- Lolium ambiguum Desp.
- Lolium aristatum (Willd.) Lag.
- Lolium compositum Thuill.
- Lolium elongatum Rouville
- Lolium gaudinii Parl.
- Lolium italicum A.Braun
- Lolium italicum subsp. muticum Döll
- Lolium italicum var. aristatum Alef.
- Lolium italicum var. brachypodiatum Stebler & Schroet.
- Lolium italicum var. italicum
- Lolium italicum var. muticum Doell.
- Lolium italicum var. ramosum Parn.
- Lolium lesdainii Sennen
- Lolium multiflorum f. longiaristatum Asch. & Graebn.
- Lolium multiflorum f. microstachyum R.Uechtr.
- Lolium multiflorum f. submuticum (Mutel) Anghel & Beldie
- Lolium multiflorum subsp. aristatum Maire & Weiller
- Lolium multiflorum subsp. diminutum Mutel
- Lolium multiflorum subsp. gaudinii (Asch. & Graebn.) Schinz & R.Keller
- Lolium multiflorum subsp. gaudinii Asch. & Graebn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a biennial or perennial.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and South America, Lolium multiflorum (commonly known as Annual Ryegrass or Australian Rye-grass) is a biennial or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, Central America, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, West Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Chad, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Bahamas, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Crozet Is., Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Is., Finland, Florida, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Kerguelen, Korea, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panama, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon, Zimbabwe