Lolium
Also known as the Ryegrasses
Lolium is a genus of tufted grasses in the bluegrass subfamily (Pooideae). It is often called ryegrass, but this term is sometimes used to refer to grasses in other genera.
Research
4,348 papers- Review: evolutionary drivers of agricultural adaptation in Lolium spp.Pest management science · 2021
- Progress towards elucidating the mechanisms of self-incompatibility in the grasses: further insights from studies in Lolium.Annals of botany · 2011
- Cytogenetics of Festulolium (Festuca x Lolium hybrids).Cytogenetic and genome research · 2008
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Lolium is a genus of tufted grasses in the bluegrass subfamily (Pooideae). It is often called ryegrass, but this term is sometimes used to refer to grasses in other genera.
They are characterized by bunch-like growth habits. Lolium is native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, as well as being cultivated and naturalized in Australia, the Americas, and various oceanic islands. Ryegrasses are naturally diploid, with 2n=14, and are closely related to the fescues (Festuca).