Lolium multiflorum
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644031315b06a744475397 |
| Scientific name | Lolium multiflorum |
| Authority | Lam. |
| First published in | Fl. Franç. (Lamarck) 3: 621. 1779 [1778 publ. after 21 Mar 1779] |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Italian ryegrass is primarily cultivated for forage. It is used in pasture systems and harvested as hay, providing a rapidly establishing, high-yielding feed for ruminants and some non‑ruminants in short rotation or winter forage programs.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Some breeding programs evaluate Italian ryegrass as a potential feed or brewing adjunct to modify β‑glucan and protein levels in grain, but the crop is not a mainstream malted grain. Malted materials are used in animal feeds, not for human food, unless processed in compliance with relevant safety frameworks.
Sustainability and sourcing:
It is widely sown as a winter cover crop to protect soil, scavenge residual nitrogen, and suppress weeds, and it is integrated into short‑term rotations to extend grazing seasons. Where used, seed certification schemes (e.g., AOSA/RIST/NA-ST) help maintain varietal purity.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Lolium ambiguum | N.H.F.Desp. | Fl. Sarthe : 329 (1838) |
| Lolium aristatum | (Willd.) Lag. | Gen. Sp. Pl. : 5 (1816) |
| Lolium compositum | Thuill. | Fl. Env. Paris , ed. 2: 62 (1799) |
| Lolium elongatum | hort. ex Rouv. | Monogr. Lolium : 35 (1853) |
| Lolium gaudinii | Parl. | Fl. Ital. 1: 532 (1850) |
| Lolium italicum | A.Braun | Flora 17(1): 259. 1834 |
| Lolium italicum var. muticum | Döll | Fl. Bras. (Martius) 2(3): 237. 1880 [1 Dec 1880] |
| Lolium lesdaini | Sennen | Mem. Real Acad. Ci. Barcelona , ser. 3, 20(14): 10 (1928) |
| Lolium multiflorum f. microstachyum | R.Uechtr. | Jahresber. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult. 76: 334 1880 |
| Lolium multiflorum f. submuticum | (Mutel.) Anghel & Beldie | Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 575 (1972) |
| Lolium multiflorum subsp. gaudinii | (Asch. & Graebn.) Schinz & R.Keller | Fl. Schweiz ed. 2, 1: 65. 1905 (1905) |
| Lolium multiflorum subsp. italicum | (A.Braun) Schinz & R.Keller | Fl. Schweiz ed. 2, 1: 65. 1905 (1905) |
| Lolium multiflorum var. aristatum | Maire & Weiller | in Fl. Afr. Nord 3: 290 1955 |
| Lolium multiflorum var. gaudinii | Asch. & Graebn. | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 758. 1901 |
| Lolium multiflorum var. italicum | (A.Braun) Beck | Wiss. Mitt. Bosnien & Herzegovina 9: 459. 1904 |
| Lolium multiflorum var. ramosum | (Guss.) Arcang. | Comp. Fl. Ital. 799. 1882 (1882) |
| Lolium multiflorum var. siculum | (Parl.) Maire | Cat. Pl. Maroc 4: 945. 1941 |
| Lolium multiflorum var. submuticum | Mutel | Fl. Franç. 4: 139 1837 |
| Lolium osiridis | Fig. & Delile ex Rouv. | Monogr. Lolium : 47 (1853) |
| Lolium perenne subsp. boucheanum | (Kunth) Rouy | Fl. France 14: 307. 1913 (1913) |
| Lolium perenne subsp. italicum | Husn. | Graminées : 85 (1899) |
| Lolium perenne subsp. multiflorum | (Lam.) Husn. | Graminées 85. 1899 (1899) |
| Lolium perenne var. italicum | (A.Braun) Trab. | Fl. Algérie Monocot.: 238 1895 |
| Lolium perenne var. multiflorum | (Lam.) Parn. | Grass. Britain 307. 1845 |
| Lolium scabrum | J.Presl | Reliq. Haenk. 1: 267 (1830) |
| Lolium siculum | Parl. | Fl. Palerm. 1: 252 (1845) |
| Lolium temulentum | Bert. ex Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 65 (1841) |
| Lolium temulentum var. multiflorum | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 779 (1891) |
| Lolium temulentum var. ramosum | Guss. | Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 1: 152. 1827 |
| Lolium westerwoldicum | Breakw. | Grass. Fodder Pl. N.S.W. 171. 1923 (1923) |
| Lolium perenne var. italicum | Parnell | Grass. Scotland 1(1): 142, t. 65 1842 |
| Lolium perenne var. italicum | Coss. & Durieu | Expl. Sci. Algérie 2: 194 1955 |
| Lolium perenne var. multiflorum | (Lam.) Coss. & Durieu | Expl. Sci. Algérie 2: 194 1855 |
| Lolium perenne var. siculum | (Parl.) Knoche | Fl. Bal. 332 1921 |
| Lolium multiflorum var. latifolium | Maire | Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 33: 99 (1942) |
| Lolium multiflorum var. laeviculme | Maire | Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 33: 99 (1942) |
| Lolium italicum var. aristatum | Alef. | Landw. Fl. : 358 (1866) |
| Lolium multiflorum var. longiaristatum | Merino | Contr. Fl. Galicia , Suppl. 1: 13 (1898) |
| Lolium multiflorum var. scabrum | de Lesd. | Publ. Soc. Dunkerquoise 1935: 4: 90 (1934) |
| Lolium italicum var. brachypodiatum | Stebler & Schroet. | Schweizer Gräsersamml. : n° 240 (1895) |
| Lolium multiflorum var. compositum | (Thuill.) Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. : 492 (1821) |
| Lolium multiflorum var. complanatum | Mutel | Fl. Franç. Herbor. 4: 139 (1837) |
| Lolium multiflorum var. excelsum | Griseb. | Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 430 (1846) |
| Lolium italicum var. ramosum | Parn. | Grass. Britain : 302 (1845) |
| Lolium multiflorum var. brachypodiatum | (Stebler & Schroet.) Asch. & Graebn. | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 758 (1902) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | italian rye grass |
| Spanish | zácate italiano |
| Spanish | l. multiflorum |
| Spanish | lolio |
| Spanish | vallico italiano |
| Spanish | raigras italiano |
| Spanish | vallico de italia |
| Spanish | zacate italiano |
| Spanish | lolium scabrum |
| Spanish | lolium temulentum var. multiflorum |
| Spanish | lolium italicum |
| Spanish | lolium perenne subsp. multiflorum |
| Spanish | ballica italiana |
| Spanish | ballico italiano |
| Arabic | زوان متعدد الأزهار |
| Belarusian | Жыцік мнагакветкавы |
| Bulgarian | италиански райграс |
| Bulgarian | многоцветен райграс |
| Catalan | margall italià |
| Czech | jílek mnohokvětý |
| Welsh | rhygwellt yr eidal |
| German | italienisches raigras |
| German | welsches weidelgras |
| German | vielblütiges weidelgras |
| German | italienisches weidelgras |
| German | italienisches raygras |
| German | vielblütiger lolch |
| Estonian | üheaastane raihein |
| Basque | italiar llollobelar |
| Persian | چچم پرگل |
| Finnish | italianraiheinä |
| Finnish | westerwoldinraiheinä |
| French | ray-grass d'italie |
| French | ray-grass ditalie |
| French | ray grass italien |
| French | ray-grass italien |
| Galician | herba de vigo |
| Croatian | višecvjetni ljulj |
| Upper Sorbian | wulka motawa |
| Icelandic | einært rýgresi |
| Italian | loiessa |
| Japanese | イタリアンライグラス |
| Japanese | ネズミムギ |
| Lithuanian | gausiažiedė svidrė |
| Latvian | daudzlapu airene |
| Norwegian Bokmål | italiensk raigress |
| Dutch | italiaans raaigras |
| os | Бирæдидинджын сысылы |
| Polish | kąkolnica |
| Polish | rajgras włoski |
| Polish | Życica wielokwiatowa |
| Russian | Плевел многоцветковый |
| se | itáliaráisuoidni |
| Swedish | italienskt rajgräs |
| Turkish | İtalya çimi |
| Chinese | 一年生黑麦草 |
| Chinese | 意大利黑麥草 |
| Chinese | 意大利黑麦草 |
| Chinese | 多花黑麥草 |
| Chinese | 多花黑麦草 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
No distribution data was extracted from POWO/KEW yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000878425 |
| UNII | WJ5EA4WVRU |
| Canadensys | 7755 |
| Tropicos | 25509742 |
| INPN | 106497 |
| Flora of Italy | 7382 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:407486-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-422833 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 135777 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 4521 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000002529 |
| IPNI | 407489-1 |
| iNaturalist | 68479 |
| GBIF | 4129708 |
| Freebase | /m/03y6ym8 |
| EPPO | LOLMU |
| EOL | 1293989 |
| Elurikkus | 5524 |
| US Library of Congress | sh98000167 |
| USDA GRIN | 22493 |
| Wikipedia | Lolium_multiflorum |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_030979885.1 | Rabiosa unphased assembly | Chromosome | Molecular Plant Breeding Group, ETH Zurich | 2023-08-30 | 60 | 2.29 Gb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Acyclic diterpenoids | |||||
| 3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-OL | 5366244 | Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(=CCO)C | 296.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.3892/IJMM.4.4.377 |
| Phytol | 5280435 | Click to see CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(=CCO)C | 296.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.3892/IJMM.4.4.377 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids | |||||
| Ferulic Acid | 445858 | Click to see | 194.18 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)83095-4 |
| P-Coumaric Acid | 637542 | Click to see | 164.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(88)83095-4 |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |