Annual Rye Grass

Lolium multiflorum

General Status Rank: 
Alien
ELCODE: 
PMPOA3U021
Common Name: 
Annual Rye Grass
Scientific Name: 
Lolium multiflorum
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Vascular Plant
Kingdom: 
Plantae
Phylum: 
Magnoliophyta
Class: 
Monocotyledoneae
Order: 
Poales
Family: 
Poaceae
General Biology

Longevity

annuals or short-lived perennials
References: 
W042
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield
References: 
W042

Distribution

about 10 % - along the pipeline and in Yellowknife
Score: 
F
References: 
W042

Number of Occurrences

spp multiflorum with 11 sites along the Enridge pipeline and 1 site at Columbia Gas Plant, Site E-37 (66 06'27" N, 124 07'16" W) and several sites in Yellowknife;
Score: 
B
References: 
W042

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Alien
Status Rank Description: 
Lolium multiflorum, a European species, now grows in most of the Flora region. It is planted as a cover crop, as a temporary lawn grass, for roadside restoration, and for soil or forage enrichment; it often escapes from cultivation, becoming established in disturbed sites.
S Rank: 
SNA
Decision Process Description: 
New species in 2009 due to taxonomic changes; Species Lolium perenne spp perenne and spp multifolium devided into 2 different taxa accoring to FNA (W0142), both are alien (SC 2009).; Reviewed in 2015 by Marilyn Anions; no change
Last Updated: 
June 26, 2015

References

Ecozones

  • Flora of North America (2007) Grass Manual on the Web and Flora North America North of Mexico,. volumes 24 and 25. http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/ - W042 Return

Longevity

  • Flora of North America (2007) Grass Manual on the Web and Flora North America North of Mexico,. volumes 24 and 25. http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/ - W042 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Flora of North America (2007) Grass Manual on the Web and Flora North America North of Mexico,. volumes 24 and 25. http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/ - W042 Return

Range Extent

  • Flora of North America (2007) Grass Manual on the Web and Flora North America North of Mexico,. volumes 24 and 25. http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/ - W042 Return