Hordelymus

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Hordelymus
Hordelymus europaeus.JPG
Hordelymus europaeus infected with ergot (Claviceps purpurea)
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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
Binomial name
Hordelymus europaeus
(L.) Jess. ex Harz [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • CuvieraKoeler 1802, rejected name not Cuviera DC. 1807 (Rubiaceae)
  • Leptothrix(Dumort.) Dumort. 1868 not Kuetzing 1843
  • Medusather(Griseb.) P.Candargy
  • Elymus europaeusL.
  • Hordeum sylvaticumHuds.
  • Hordeum europaeum(L.) All.
  • Cuviera europaea(L.) Koeler
  • Leptothrix europaea(L.) Dumort.
  • Frumentum sylvaticumE.H.L.Krause
  • Hordeum cylindricumMurray
  • Hordeum montanumSchrank
  • Elymus cylindricus(Murray) Pohl
  • Hordeum elymoidesVest ex Kunth
  • Elymus compositusSteud.
  • Hordeum desmoulinsiiPhilippe

Hordelymus is a genus of European, north African, and southwest Asian plants in the grass family. [3] [4]

Hordelymus europaeus Hordelymus europaeus - Botanischer Garten Munchen-Nymphenburg - DSC07888.JPG
Hordelymus europaeus

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

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References

  1. Harz, Carl (Karl) Otto 1885. Landwirthschaftliche Samenkunde 2: 1147
  2. 1 2 3 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew .
  3. kh02kg. "RBG Kew: GrassBase - Hordelymus Description". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew .{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. Altervista Flora Italiana genere Hordelymus
  5. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hordelymus europaeus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 May 2015.