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Common Name(s): Ryegrass
Species: Lolium perenne
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Family: Poaceae
Tribe: Poeae
Longevity: Annual
Season: Cool
Origin: Introduced
Height: 25 - 80 cm
Flowers: March - June
Description: A common grass throughout our region and adapted to most soil types. It is often used as a forage grass in winter pasture plantings and seeded in Bermudagrass pastures. The inflorescence has a zig-zag appearance and the spikelets are positioned edgewise to the main stem. It provides fair forage for some wildlife species and good forage for cattle in the spring.
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