Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de (1779), Flore Francoise Edn. 1, 3: 621 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "J'ai trouvé cette plante sur le bord des prés & des champs, dans les environs de Péronne."

Husnot, P.T. (1899), Graminees. Descriptions, figures et usages des graminées spontanées et cultivées de France, Belgique, Isles Britanniques, Suisse 4: 85 [basionym]

basionym of: Lolium perenne subsp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husn. legitimate

(1906), Journal of the Department of Agriculture South Australia 10: 480 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 135 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lolium italicum A.Braun legitimate

Cross, D.O. & Vickery, J.W. (22 May 1950), List of the naturalised grasses in New South Wales. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 1(5): 278 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 192 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lolium italicum A.Braun legitimate common name: Italian Rye Grass [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 549 [secondary reference]

common name: Italian Ryegrass [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 70 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Lolium perenne subsp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husn. legitimate

Terrell, E.E. (1968), U.S.D.A. Tech. Bull. No. 1392: 10 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: " "les environs de Peronne," France, lectotype, P!; fig. 3."

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 26 [secondary reference]

common name: Italian Rye Grass [n/a]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 107 [secondary reference]

vernacular name: Italian Rye Grass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 47 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lolium italicum A.Braun legitimate

Kloot, P.M. (1983), The genus Lolium in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 31(4): 426-428 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 35 [secondary reference]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Poaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 967 [secondary reference]

common name: Westerwolds Ryegrass [n/a] common name: Italian Ryegrass [n/a]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 114-116, Fig. 18L [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lolium italicum A.Braun legitimate common name: Westerwolds Ryegrass [n/a] common name: Italian Ryegrass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Lolium. Flora of New South Wales 4: 613 [secondary reference]

common name: Italian Ryegrass [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 201, Fig. 58C [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lolium italicum A.Braun legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lolium gaudini Parl. legitimate common name: Italian Ryegrass [n/a]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 404, Fig. 81b-c [secondary reference]

common name: Italian Rye-grass [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 422 [secondary reference]

common name: Italian Ryegrass [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 297 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Italian Ryegrass [n/a]

Weiller, C.M., Walsh, N.G. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Lolium. Flora of Australia 44A: 286, Fig. 38A-B APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Lolium italicum A.Braun legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lolium perenne var. italicum (A.Braun) Rodway legitimate common name: Italian Ryegrass [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 378-379, photos 8-12 [secondary reference]

common name: Italian Ryegrass [n/a]

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