Hordelymus is a genus of European, north African, and southwest Asian plants in the grass family.[3][4]
| Hordelymus | |
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| Hordelymus europaeus infected with ergot (Claviceps purpurea) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Triticodae |
| Tribe: | Triticeae |
| Genus: | Hordelymus Jess. ex Harz 1885 not Bachtj & Darevsk 1950 |
| Species: | H. europaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hordelymus europaeus (L.) Jess. ex Harz[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The only known species is Hordelymus europaeus, native to Europe (from Sweden + Ireland to Spain, Italy, and Russia) as well as North Africa (Algeria + Morocco) and southwestern Asia (Turkey + Caucasus).[2] Wood-barley is a common name for H. europaeus.[5]
see Taeniatherum
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Hordelymus |
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| Hordelymus europaeus |
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| Hordeum subg. Hordelymus |
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