Hordeum vulgare
Barley, Cereal Barley
Other regional names: Common Barley
- Common Barley
Also known as: Frumentum hordeum E.H.L.Krause +16 more
- Frumentum hordeum E.H.L.Krause
- Frumentum sativum E.H.L.Krause
- Hordeum americanum R.E.Regel
- Hordeum barbaricum Risso
- Hordeum bifarium Roth
- Hordeum caspicum R.E.Regel
- Hordeum coeleste (L.) P.Beauv.
- Hordeum coeleste var. barbatum Ser.
- Hordeum dagestanicum R.E.Regel
- Hordeum daghestanicum R.E.Regel
- Hordeum defectoides R.E.Regel
- Hordeum distichon subsp. distichon
- Hordeum durum R.E.Regel
- Hordeum gymnodistichum Duthie
- Hordeum heterostychon P.Beauv.
- Hordeum hexastichon L.
- Hordeum hexastichon var. densum Ser.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Hordeum vulgare (commonly known as Barley or Cereal Barley) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Northern Africa, Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, China South-Central, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Pakistan, Palestine, Qinghai, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, China North-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Florida, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Guatemala, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Kerguelen, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krym, Kuwait, Louisiana, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Niger, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms