Weed
Persian 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.
Lanceolate
Light brown
Smooth
Awned
Exposed its full length; slightly longer than lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
; margins with serrate teeth.
CallusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
is wide and straight; rachillaRachilla:
The axis of a spikelet.
is flat.
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 longer than most ryegrass species but not as wide as some. Surface is smooth. AwnAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
is slender and brittle.
State Noxious Weed: Montana, Texas
Included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.
Poaceae
Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. ex Boiss.
Lolium dorei B. Boivin
Lolium dorei B. Boivin var. laeve
