Hordelymus
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| Hordelymus | |
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| Hordelymus europaeus infected with ergot (Claviceps purpurea) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Hordelymus europaeus (L.) Jess. ex Harz[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Hordelymus is a genus of European, north African, and southwest Asian plants in the grass family.[3][4]
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]
- formerly included [2]
see Taeniatherum
- Hordelymus asper - Taeniatherum caput-medusae
- Hordelymus caput-medusae - Taeniatherum caput-medusae
References
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- ^ Harz, Carl (Karl) Otto 1885. Landwirthschaftliche Samenkunde 2: 1147
- ^ a b c "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ kh02kg. "RBG Kew: GrassBase - Hordelymus Description". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Altervista Flora Italiana genere Hordelymus
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hordelymus europaeus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 May 2015.