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!Lolium perenne L.

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Published In: Species Plantarum 1: 83. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.)

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 3/3/2017)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 8/18/2017)

GROWTH: Lifespan : Perennial

Life form : Herbaceous

Plant habit : Decumbent, Erect, Tufted

Stem consistency : Firm

Stem height (cm) : 30 to 90

Floral and plant sex : Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers

Inflorescence position : Terminal

POACEAE Spikelet density : Contiguous

POACEAE Spikelet length (mm) : 7 to 20

POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets) : 4 to 14

POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory] : Breaking up at maturity

POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission) : Without secondary abscission

POACEAE Seed: Caryopsis with (type of pericarp) : Tardily free pericarp (cistoid)

Seed size (mm) : 1

TOXICITY: Toxicity : Animal

Toxic parts : Forage with seeds, Leaves, Seeds, Stems

Details: Toxicity : Susceptible to infection with fungi that cause tremors, skin and liver problems, or ergotism; sometimes contains toxic levels of nitrate (Burrows & Tyrl, 2001; McKenzie, 2012).

References :

Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Burrows & R. J. Tyrl. 2001. Toxic Plants N. Amer. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA.
McKenzie, R. A. 2012. Australia's Poisonous Plants, Fungi and Cyanobacteria. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.

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