Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lolium temulentum ssp. temulentum
FAMILY
Poaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Darnel Ryegrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lolium temulentum ssp. temulentum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lolium temulentum ssp. temulentum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Poaceae: Festuca: Fescue, Rye Grass (Smith & Aikin, 2012)
Festuca temulentum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Lolium temulentum ssp. temulentum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-19-001:
Lolium temulentum FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Lolium temulentum
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lolium temulentum
COMMON NAME:
Darnel Ryegrass, Darnel
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lolium temulentum ssp. temulentum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lolium temulentum ssp. temulentum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lolium temulentum ssp. temulentum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Poaceae: Festuca: Fescue, Rye Grass (Smith & Aikin, 2012)
Festuca temulentum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Lolium temulentum ssp. temulentum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-19-001:
Lolium temulentum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Lolium temulentum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lolium temulentum
2467
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, pastures, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain reddish
Grain
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