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has five introduced species of Lolium (ryegrass).
These are erect annual grasses. The inflorescence is quite
distinctive - the spikelets are flattened sideways, and are
sessile on an unbranched, zig-zag stem. Some species have
conspicuous awns, others not.
Lolium perenne is perennial ryegrass. L.
rigidum is wimmera ryegrass. L. temulentum
is bearded ryegrass or darnel.
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