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Hordeum distichon

common barley

Other common names
two-rowed barley
Synonyms
Hordeum vulgare subsp. distichon
Botanical details
Family
Poaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Hordeum

Genus description

Hordeum, also known as barley, are summer-flowering annual or perennial grasses that originate from temperate regions of the northern hemisphere and South America

Name status

Correct

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