https://www.gardenology.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=RyegrassRyegrass - Revision history2026-04-10T07:06:57ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.0https://www.gardenology.org/w/index.php?title=Ryegrass&diff=7313&oldid=prevMediaWiki default at 13:33, 2 September 20072007-09-02T13:33:42Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br />
| color = lightgreen<br />
| name = Ryegrass<br />
| image = Lolium.perenne1web.jpg<br />
| image_width = 250px<br />
| image_caption = Perennial Ryegrass (''Lolium perenne'')<br />
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br />
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br />
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]<br />
| ordo = [[Poales]]<br />
| familia = [[Poaceae]]<br />
| genus = '''''Lolium'''''<br />
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]<br />
| subdivision_ranks = Species<br />
| subdivision = See text<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Ryegrass''' ('''''Lolium''''') is a genus of nine species of tufted [[grass]]es, family [[Poaceae]]. Also called '''tares''', these plants are native to [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and northern [[Africa]], but are widely cultivated and naturalised elsewhere. Ryegrasses are naturally [[diploid]], with 2n = 14, and are closely related to the [[fescue]]s ''Festuca''. <br />
<br />
Ryegrass should not be confused with [[Rye]], which is a grain crop. <br />
<br />
==Species==<br />
The following are accepted as distinct species:<br />
*''[[Lolium canariense]]'' Steud. - Canary Islands Ryegrass<br />
*''[[Lolium edwardii]]'' H.Scholz, Stierst. & Gaisberg<br />
*''[[Lolium multiflorum]]'' Lam. - Italian Ryegrass<br />
*''[[Lolium perenne]]'' L. - Perennial Ryegrass<br />
*''[[Lolium persicum]]'' - Persian Ryegrass or Persian Darnel<br />
*''[[Lolium remotum]]'' Schrank<br />
*''[[Lolium rigidum]]'' Gaudin - Stiff Darnel, Wimmera Ryegrass<br />
*''[[Lolium temulentum]]'' L. - Darnel, Poison Darnel<br />
<br />
==Cultivation and uses==<br />
Ryegrasses contain some species which are important grasses for both [[lawn]]s, notably at [[The Championships, Wimbledon]], and as [[pasture]] and [[hay]] for [[livestock]], being a highly nutritious stock feed. They are also used in [[soil]] [[erosion]] control programs. It is the principal grazing grass in [[New Zealand]] where some 10 million kilograms of certified seed are produced every year. There is an enormous range of [[cultivar]]s. The primary species found worldwide and utilized for both lawns and as a forage crop is [[Perennial_ryegrass|perennial ryegrass]] (''Lolium perenne''). Like many cool-season grasses, it is often infected by a clandestine, fungal endophyte which lives symbiotically within its leaves. <br />
<br />
Some species, particularly ''L. temulentum'', are [[weed]]s which can have a severe impact on the production of wheat and other crops. Ryegrass [[pollen]] is also one of the major causes of [[hay fever]].<br />
<br />
==Synonyms==<br />
[[Image:Illustration Lolium temulentum0.jpg|thumb|right|''Lolium temulentum'' (Poison Darnel)]]<br />
*''L. ambiguum'' = ''Lolium multiflorum''<br />
*''L. annuum'' = ''Lolium temulentum''<br />
*''L. arundinaceum'' = ''Festuca arundinacea''<br />
*''L. berteronianum'' = ''Lolium temulentum''<br />
*''L. brasilianum'' = ''Lolium perenne''<br />
*''L. canadense'' = ''Lolium perenne''<br />
*''L. crassiculme'' = ''Lolium rigidum''<br />
*''L. cuneatum'' = ''Lolium temulentum''<br />
*''L. dorei'' = ''Lolium persicum'' <br />
*''L. giganteum'' = ''Festuca gigantea''<br />
*''L. gracile'' = ''Lolium temulentum''<br />
*''L. lepturoides'' = ''Lolium rigidum'' subsp. ''lepturoides''<br />
*''L. marschallii'' = ''Lolium perenne''<br />
*''L. parabolicae'' = ''Lolium rigidum''<br />
*''L. pratense'' = ''Festuca pratensis''<br />
*''L. remotum'' = ''Lolium temulentum'' subsp. ''remotum''<br />
*''L. romanum'' = ''Lolium multiflorum''<br />
*''L. scabrum'' = ''Lolium multiflorum''<br />
*''L. siculum'' = ''Lolium multiflorum''<br />
*''L. subulatum'' = ''Lolium rigidum'' subsp. ''lepturoides''<br />
*''L. teres'' = ''Lolium rigidum'' subsp. ''lepturoides''<br />
*''L. trabutii'' = ''Lolium rigidum''<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
*[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Lolium&SPECIES_XREF=&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: ''Lolium'']<br />
{{Commons|Lolium perenne}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Grasses]]<br />
[[Category:Lawn Grasses]]</div>MediaWiki default