Species Detail Grasses

Plant - summer Buckboard Rd		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Lolium perenne - perennial ryegrass Synonyms: Lolium multiflorum, Lolium perenne, Lolium perenne var. multiflorum, Lolium strictum and more see SEINET Other Common Names: Italian ryegrass, English Ryegrass, winter rye grass Plant Form: Grass Family: Poaceae
Plant - summer Buckboard Rd


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	Grass Description - Glossary of Grass Terminology Origin: Introduced Season: Cool and Warm Habitat Description: Disturbed waste places and seasonally wet areas. Introduced via cultivation. Plant Communities:Disturbed Areas Elevation: Below 6500 feet General Description Desc: Tufted, 4 to 12 inches tall, erect or spreading at the base. Seedheads have alternate multiple flowered spikelets having little or no overlap along the seedhead step. Short-lived. Identification Notes: Annual or short lived perennial, erect or trailing stems; flat glossy blades. Stems reddish at the bases. Spikelets of 5 to 20 florets, awnless or short awns, flattened, alternate going up the stem, sparse, fit into a groove on the stem. Grass Type: Perennial bunchgrass Rhizomes: N Stolons: N Large Dense Clump (> 2 feet): N Bushy (highly branched): N Height with Seedheads: Less than 12 inches Seedhead Structure: Unbranched Seedhead Droops: N Flowering Period: May - Sep Flower Characteristics Number of Flowers per Spikelet: Multi-flowered Spikelets One-sided: N Awns: Less than 1/4 inch Three Awns: N Awns Bent: N Flower and Seedhead Notes: Seedhead is a symmetrical spike. Spikelets are 5 to 20 flowered. Spikelets lie flat against the axis or sometimes spread from the seedhead stem and are awnless or may bear a very short awn. Vegetative Charcteristics Blade Hairy: N Blade with White Margins: N Blade Cross section: Flat or folded Blade Notes: Blades are dark green, glossy, 3 to 10 inches long and less than 1/3 inch wide, smooth or slightly rough on top surface. Sheath Hairy: N Tuft of Hairs at top of Sheath or Collar: N Ligules: Membranous Auricles (Ear-like lobes at collar area: Y Forage Value: Perennial ryegrass is a palatable and nutritious forage for all classes of livestock and wildlife.


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