Smooth barley
Hordeum murinum subsp. glaucum

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

An annual herb. It is a grass. It grows each year from seed

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 700 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Australia, North America, Saudi Arabia, South America, Tasmania, USA

How it is used for food

The seeds are eaten.

It is a famine food.

Edible parts

Seeds, cereal

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Critesion glaucum (Steud.) Á. Löve; Critesion murinum subsp. glaucum (Steud.) W. A. Weber Hordeum glaucum Steud.;; Hordeum imrinum Forssk.; Hordeum incrinum Poir. [Spelling variant]; Hordeum leporinum subsp. glaucum (Steud.) T. A. Booth & A. J. Richards; Hordeum murinum var. pedicellatum Pau & Font Quer; Hordeum stebbinsii Covas;