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Lolium L., Sp. Pl. 1: 83. 1753.
黑麥草屬
Annual or perennial. Raceme with spikelets in 2 opposite rows edgeways on and partially sunk in rhachis. Spikelets several-many-flowered; lower glume absent (except terminal spikelet); upper glume abaxial, shorter than lemma to as long as spikelet, coriaceous; lemma membranous to coriaceous, with or without a subterminal awn. hilum linear.
Species 8. Temperate Eurasia, introduced elsewhere.
Meadows, pastures and weedy places.
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Spikelets 11-20-flowered, rarely less; lemmas awned; blades rolled when young. |
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Lolium multiflorum |
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Spikelets 2-10-flowered, rarely up to 14-flowered; lemmas usually awnless; blades flat or folded when young. |
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Lolium perenne |
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Lower Taxa
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