Lolium multiflorum

Basic information
Scientific name	Lolium multiflorum	Click to magnify
Common names	Italian Ryegrass
Higher taxon	Poaceae, Poales, Liliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	Europe.
Habitat	Crop field, some kind of farm area, grassland, stream, urban area, vacancy, waterfront.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Whole country.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Late 19C (1867-1885).
Route	Deliberate introduction (for some use in agriculture, for some evironmental modification).
Impact	Competition against native species. harmful to human health, agriculture . acompaniment of pest.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	East Asia, Northeast Asia, North Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Himalaya, South Asia, West Asia, Africa, Oceania, North America, Central America, South America.