Weed
Darnel ryegrass
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Light brown
Smooth
Short awnAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
; widest midway.
Exposed throughout; about same length as lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
. PaleaPalea:
One of the thin bracts of grass floret enclosing the fruit (caryopsis) that is located on the side opposite the embryo.
margins are serrate.
RachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
is semi-flat. CallusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
is wide.
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil. is relatively plump and heavy compared to other ryegrasses. FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil. widest at midpoint, giving it an ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic. appearance.
State Noxious Weed: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
Included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Poaceae
Lolium temulentum L.
