Lolium Collection

Common agricultural grasses (litho)
6013793 Common agricultural grasses (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Common agricultural grasses)

Grain variety, Ustilago, darnel, Lolium temulentum, and wall barley, Hordeum murinum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal

Rye grass, African corn lily and jungle geranium
Perennial rye grass, Lolium perenne 1, 2, spotted African corn lily, Ixia maculata var. fuscocitrina 3, 4 and jungle geranium, Ixora coccinea 5-7. Ivraie, Ixie, Ixore

Bearded darnel, Lolium temulentum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Curtis British Entomology Plate 213
Lepidoptera: Pentophera nigricans = Diaphora mendica (Muslin moth) [Plant: Lolium perenne (Ray Grass)] Date: 1824-39

Illustration of single Lolium (Ryegrass) flower

Ryegrass mottle virus capsid, molecular model. This plant virus is named for its infection of ryegrass, and the discolouration it causes

Bombyx mori densovirus 1 capsid
Bombyx mori densovirus 1 (BmDNV-1), molecular model. This virus infects crustaceans and insects, especially the silkworm (Bombyx mori)

Lotium perenne, perennial rye grass
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Lolium Tenulentum
RYE GRASS French : ivraie

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Discover the fascinating world of Lolium, a genre of common agricultural grasses including the grain variety Lolium temulentum, also known as bearded darnel. This rye grass is distinguished by its distinctive umbels of flowers, which resemble those of the African corn lily and jungle geranium. The bearded darnel is a notorious host for the fungal disease Ustilago, causing smut in crops. Curtis' British Entomology Plate 213 offers an illustration of a Rhopalocera insect, likely feeding on Lolium temulentum. The single Lolium flower, with its elongated spikelets, is a sight to behold. Yet, beneath its beauty lies a hidden threat: the Ryegrass mottle virus, whose capsid is illustrated here. Perennial rye grass, Lotium perenne, is another member of the Lolium family, providing essential nutrients and sustenance. Meanwhile, the capsid of Bombyx mori densovirus 1, a virus that infects silkworms, shares striking similarities with the Ryegrass mottle virus. These intricately connected elements of the natural world remind us of the delicate balance and interconnectedness of all living organisms.