Pest Profile

Darnel
Lolium temulentum

Pest Description

Lolium temulentum is a weedy annual grass. The plant stem can grow up to 1 meter tall. The flower is a large panicle ("ears"). The ears are light and upright and mature ones are black in colour.

 

From: http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/eafrinet/weeds/key/weeds/Media/Html...(Darnel_Ryegrass).htm

Pest photo source

http://courses.missouristate.edu/pbtrewatha/darnel.htm