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Scientific Name: Lolium multiflorum
Life Cycle: Winter Annual
Growth Habit: Upright
Preferred Soil pH: 6.0-7.0 Min.
Germination Temp.: 40F
Upright winter annual or weak perennial bunchgrass that grows 12-24 inches tall. Glossy leaves. Do not confuse with cereal rye.
For more region specific information, each cover crop species can be found in the cover crop decision tool by name.
Annual ryegrass: Managing Cover Crops Profitably (SARE Handbook Series Book 9) by Andy Clark (2007, 3rd ed.)