Lolium persicum

{{Short description|Species of plant in the family Poaceae}}

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|genus = Lolium

|species = persicum

|authority = Boiss. & Hohen.

|synonyms = Lolium dorei B.Boivin

Lolium dorei var. laeve B.Boivin

|synonyms_ref = {{cite web|url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:407495-1|title= Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen.|author=|date=n.d.|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|access-date= September 19, 2020}}

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Lolium persicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.{{cite web|url= http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000878458|title= Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen.|author=|date=n.d.|website=World Flora Online|publisher=The World Flora Online Consortium|access-date= September 19, 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://www.gbif.org/species/2706225|title= Lolium persicum Boiss.|author=|date=n.d.|website=Global Diversity Information Facility|publisher= GBIF Secretariat |access-date= September 19, 2020}} It is referred to by the common names Persian darnel or Persian ryegrass, and is an annual grass. It has an upright stem, branching from a reddish base, up to 45 cm tall. Its leaves are lower surface glossy, dark green, 6 mm wide.