Hordeum

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Hordeum
Hordeum vulgare f. distichon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Triticodae
Tribe: Triticeae
Genus: Hordeum
L.[1]
Type species
Hordeum vulgare
Synonyms[4]
  • Critesion Raf.
  • Critho E.Mey.
  • Zeocriton Wolf

Hordeum is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family. They are native throughout the temperate regions of Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas.[5][6][7][8][9]

One species, H. vulgare (

whiskey. Some species have become weeds
introduced worldwide by human activities, others have become endangered due to habitat loss.

Hordeum species are used as food plants by the

setaceous Hebrew character
.

The name Hordeum comes from the Latin word for "to bristle" (horreō, horrēre),[10] and is akin to the word "horror".

Species

Species include:[4][11][12][13]

Formerly included species

Botanists now regard many species as better suited to other genera:[4] Arrhenatherum, Crithopsis, Dasypyrum, Elymus, Eremopyrum, Hordelymus, Leymus, Psathyrostachys, and Taeniatherum.

References

  1. ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 84–85
  2. .
  3. ^ Tropicos, Hordeum L.
  4. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 395 大麦属 da mai shu Hordeum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 84. 1753.
  6. ^ Flora of Pakistan
  7. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana genere Hordeum includes photos + distribution maps of several species
  8. ^ Cabi, E.; Doğan, M. (2012). "Poaceae". In A. Güner; S. Aslan; T. Ekim; M. Vural; M. T. Babaç (eds.). Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi. Istanbul: Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. pp. 690–756.
  9. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    . p. 247.
  10. ^ "hordeum noun". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  11. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  12. ^ The Plant List search for Hordeum
  13. ^ "Hordeum L." Atlas of Living Australia. Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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