Lolium multiflorum
Lam.
Poaceae
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Common Name: Italian Ryegrass
General Information
Lolium multiflorum is a Biennial up to 0.30 metres tall.
The plant is often grown as a green manure.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
,
50- Title
- Flora Europaea
- Publication
-
- Author
- ?
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1964
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
,
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Range
Original habitat is obscure, it is naturalized in Britain.
Habitat
Meadows, field margins and roadsides, avoiding acid soils[
50- Title
- Flora Europaea
- Publication
-
- Author
- ?
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1964
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
].
Properties
| Habit | Biennial |
| Height | 0.30 m |
| Pollinators | Wind |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Dislikes shade.
Whilst generally biennial, this species is sometimes annual or a short-lived perennial[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
A good green manure crop, it can be sown in autumn or spring and is often combined with clover[
87- Title
- Green Manures.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Woodward. L. Burge. P.
- Publisher
- Elm Farm Research Centre.
- Year
- 1982
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- Green manure crops for temperate areas. Quite a lot of information on a number of species.
].
Propagation
When growing as a green manure crop, the seed can be sown from early spring to early autumn in situ.
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