NPSpecies

Data Source: NatureServe. 2007. Vascular Plant Inventory of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Draft Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network.

Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: I Rank=High/low; Lolium pratense occurs in every U.S. state except Hawaii. It is a tall coarse perennial grass that grows in heavy clumps and often forms dense stands that may crowd out native species. It produces allelopathic substances that inhibit the growth of competing plants. Lolium pratense is planted for pasture, hay, and eroision control. It has established in abandoned fields, meadows, pastures, roadsides, grazed woods, levees, stream banks, and in open natural communities such as prairies and glades. Apparently it usually occurs in disturbed areas and has negative impacts on biodiversity in a small portion of the area it has invaded but more information is needed. Lolium pratense is slow to establish but once the clumps are formed it is difficult to eradicate (NatureServe 2007).

Park Species Data Source: Davis (2000)