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close-up of seeds (Photo: Steve Hurst at USDA PLANTS Database)
Scientific Name
Lolium temulentum L.
Synonyms
Lolium arvense With.Lolium temulentum L. forma arvense (With.) JungeLolium temulentum L. forma temulentumLolium temulentum L. var. arvense (With.) Lilj.Lolium temulentum L. var. leptochaeton A. BraunLolium temulentum L. var. temulentum
Family
Gramineae (South Australia)Poaceae (Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and the Northern Territory)
Common Names
bearded darnel, bearded rye-grass, bearded ryegrass, darnel, darnel ryegrass, drake, poison darnel, poison ryegrass