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Hordeum murinum L.
mouse barley

       
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Hordeum murinum L.

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Distribution:
Hordeum murinum L.

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USA (AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, MA, MD, ME, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Hordeum murinum L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 16 species in Hordeum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Hordeum murinum L. ssp. glaucum (Steud.) Tzvelev. . Image Available.
Hordeum murinum ssp. glaucum
smooth barley
Distribution of Hordeum murinum L. ssp. leporinum (Link) Arcang.. . Image Available.
Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum
hare barley
Distribution of Hordeum murinum L. ssp. murinum. .
Hordeum murinum ssp. murinum
wall barley
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Hordeum murinum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Hordeum L. – barley
Species Hordeum murinum L. – mouse barley
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Hordeum murinum L.

Hordeum leporinum [=HOMUL]
hare barley
leporinum barley
wild barley

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Hordeum murinum L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Hordeum murinum L.

Hordeum leporinum [=HOMUL]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU? NI NI NO NO NO NI NI NI NI NI NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Hordeum murinum L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40881.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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