Lolium perenne Linnaeus 1753 (Family Poaceae)
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Height: 10-80cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Tufts, Lacks Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering May - October
(Earliest: 1.5)
Protective Chemicals |
Alkaloids |
Ergovaline, Halostachine, Lolitrem, Perlolidine, Perloline, Peramine |
Monoterpenoids |
Linalool |
Sesquiterpenoids |
Spathulenol |
Phenolics |
Coumaric, Diferulic, Ferulic, & Hydroxybenzoic Acids, Estragole,
Eugenol, Methyl Cinnamate, Methyl Eugenol, Myristicin |
Quinonoids |
Anthraquinone |
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Pollination: |
Wind |
Flower Visitors: |
Rhagonycha fulva |
Parasites: |
Claviceps purpurea |
Blumeria graminis |
Epichloë typhina |
Puccinia coronata |
|
Several Chloropidae Larvae (Stem Borers) |
Several Opomyzidae Larvae (Stem Borers) |
Cerodontha denticornis Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Liriomyza flaveola Larva (Leaf Miner) |
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Hydrellia griseola Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Herbivores: |
Several Nymphalidae |
Ochlodes sylvanus Larva |
Thymelicus lineola Larva |
Mythimna pallens Larva |
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Many Tenthredinidae |
Neocrepidodera ferruginea |
Oulema gallaeciana |
Oulema melanopus |
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Tipula paludosa Larva |
Sapivores: |
Several Aphididae |
Several Cicadellidae |
Several Delphacidae |
Several Miridae |
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Neophilaenus lineatus |
Decomposers: |
Pyrenophora dematioidea |
Angiosperm Generalists |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Perennial Ryegrass
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