Hordelymus

Hordelymus
	Hordelymus europaeus infected with ergot (Claviceps purpurea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Hordelymus; Jess. ex Harz 1885 not Bachtj & Darevsk 1950
Binomial name
	Hordelymus europaeus; (L.) Jess. ex Harz
Synonyms
	Cuviera Koeler 1802, rejected name not Cuviera DC. 1807 (Rubiaceae); Leptothrix (Dumort.) Dumort. 1868 not Kuetzing 1843; Medusather (Griseb.) P.Candargy; Elymus europaeus L.; Hordeum sylvaticum Huds.; Hordeum europaeum (L.) All.; Cuviera europaea (L.) Koeler; Leptothrix europaea (L.) Dumort.; Frumentum sylvaticum E.H.L.Krause; Hordeum cylindricum Murray; Hordeum montanum Schrank; Elymus cylindricus (Murray) Pohl; Hordeum elymoides Vest ex Kunth; Elymus compositus Steud.; Hordeum desmoulinsii Philippe;

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]

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