Lolium perenne
Also known as English ryegrass, perennial ryegrass
species of plant
Species
Least ConcernPerennial Ryegrass
Lolium perenne
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus
Observations20,299
Common Name: westerwoed rye grass
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Lolium perenne, common name perennial ryegrass, English ryegrass, winter ryegrass, or ray grass, is a grass from the family Poaceae. It is native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but is widely cultivated and naturalised around the world.
Lolium perenne, showing ligule and ribbed leaf