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Schedonorus
Lolium is a genus of tufted grasses in the bluegrass subfamily (Pooideae). It is often called ryegrass, but this term is sometimes used to refer to grasses in other genera.
They are characterized by bunch-like growth habits. Lolium is native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, as well as being cultivated and naturalized in Australia, the Americas, and various oceanic islands. Ryegrasses are naturally diploid, with 2n=14, and are closely related to the fescues (Festuca).
8 branches of this group, most-observed first
tall fescue
speciesLolium arundinaceum
meadow fescue
speciesLolium pratense
Giant Fescue
speciesLolium giganteum
Lolium apenninum
speciesLolium apenninum
Lolium interruptum
speciesLolium interruptum
Lolium × aschersonianum
hybridLolium × aschersonianum
Lolium × fleischeri
hybridLolium × fleischeri
Lolium × schlickumii
hybridLolium × schlickumii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1196622.