Lolium temulentum
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| Lolium temulentum L. |
Lolium temulentum, typically known as darnel or cockle, is an annual plant that forms part of the Poaceae family and part of the Lolium genus. The plant stem can grow up to 1 meter tall, with inflorescence in the ears and purple grain.
It usually it grows en the same production zones as wheat and is considered a weed. The similarity between these two plants is so extensive that in some regions cockle is referred to as "false wheat."
It is also gives it name to another edible grain, aquatic cockle, known as "false rice."
