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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 plants in the family Poaceae, commonly known as barley. The taxon was described by L. Its scientific name is Hordeum L., and it is classified within the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, and order Poales. The taxonomic type species is Hordeum vulgare. Common names for the group include huskless barley and barleys.

The genus has been referenced by 104 other encyclopedia articles. Scientific literature regarding Hordeum includes 15,138 records in PubMed. Observational data shows 46,364 records for the species wall barley on iNaturalist. Specimen occurrences are recorded in Canada and the United States, with institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums holding 1,383 records and 917 media items.

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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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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,383
With media
917
Family
Poaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS
Recorded in
Canada, United States

Research

15,138 papers

via PubMed

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Triticeae
Image
Hordeum distichon0.jpg
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Commons category
Hordeum
taxon name
Hordeum
taxon rank
genus
taxonomic type
Hordeum vulgare
topic's main category
Category:Hordeum
taxon common name
大麦属
has fruit type
caryopsis
topic has template
Template:Taxonomy/Hordeum
different from
hordeolum
taxon author citation
L.
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • Formerly included species
  • Etymology
  • Distribution
  • Ecology
  • Uses
  • References
  • External links

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.

== Taxonomy ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hordeum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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