Citation: L., Sp. Pl. 84 (1753).

Synonymy: Hordeum vulgare

Common name: Barley.

Description:
Annual, to 1 m high.

Spike often c. 10 cm or more long, not fragmenting at maturity; central spikelet and often the lateral spikelet fertile; awns absent or to 10 cm long.

Distribution:  Native to Europe and Asia. S.Aust.: LE, NU, GT, FR, EP, NL, MU, SL, SE. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: No flowering time is available

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: Several varieties have been described; some of which are often referred to distinct species. Two varieties (species) have been recorded in S.Aust.

Author: Not yet available