Lolium perenne L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Lolium// Species: Lolium perenne L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, North Africa, Europe to Siberia and Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Grassland, among bushes, disturbed ground, near orchards and roadsides.

Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Spring- summer (MAY, AUG).

Lolium perenne – habit. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Pantelej, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lolium perenne – inflorescence. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Pantelej, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lolium perenne – spikelets. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Pantelej, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lolium perenne – spikelets. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Pantelej, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lolium perenne – leaves. Osogovo, ruderal area near village of Pantelej, 23.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Lolium perenne L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:407493-1 [Accessed 18.09.2021].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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