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Hordeum

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Hordeum is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family. The species are native throughout the temperate regions of Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas.

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Hordeum is a genus of grasses that includes both annual and perennial species found naturally across temperate regions of Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas. It matters because grasses in this genus are widely used for food, animal feed, and other agricultural purposes.

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Species

barleys

Hordeum

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderPoales
  5. FamilyPoaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South
Observations46,364
Observations recorded933,484

Common Name: huskless barley

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Hordeum
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Hordeum
taxon common name
大麦属
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Hordeum is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family. The species are native throughout the temperate regions of Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas.

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