Taxonomy
Lolium temulentum | Darnel | Roille
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Protected
Native status
Archaeophyte
Species Biology
Habitat
Artificial Habitats - Walls
Life cycle
Annual
Ex-situ conservation
Material in the seed and genebank at Trinity College Botanic Garden Dublin (set up by Genetic Heritage Ireland).
Use
Forage crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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Further information
At one time this was a common weed of arable land but now it is restricted to a few populations in the west.