Barley

Barley
Drawing of Barley
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Hordeum
Species:	H. vulgare
Binomial name
Hordeum vulgare L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Frumentum hordeum E.H.L.Krause nom. illeg. Frumentum sativum E.H.L.Krause Hordeum aestivum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum americanum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum bifarium Roth Hordeum brachyatherum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum caspicum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum coeleste (L.) P.Beauv. Hordeum daghestanicum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum defectoides R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum durum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum elongatum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum gymnodistichum Duthie Hordeum heterostychon P.Beauv. [Spelling variant] Hordeum hexastichon L. Hordeum hibernaculum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum hibernans R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum himalayense Schult. Hordeum hirtiusculum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum horsfordianum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum ircutianum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum jarenskianum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum juliae R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum kalugense R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum karzinianum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum kiarchanum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum laevipaleatum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum lapponicum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum leptostachys Griff. Hordeum macrolepis A.Braun Hordeum mandshuricum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum mandshuroides R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum michalkowii R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum nekludowii R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum nigrum Willd. Hordeum pamiricum Vavilov nom. inval. Hordeum parvum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum pensanum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum polystichon Haller Hordeum praecox R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum pyramidatum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum revelatum (Körn.) A.Schulz Hordeum sativum Jess. nom. illeg. Hordeum sativum Pers. nom. inval. Hordeum scabriusculum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum septentrionale R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum stassewitschii R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum strobelense Chiov. Hordeum taganrocense R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum tanaiticum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum tetrastichum Stokes Hordeum transcaucasicum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum violaceum R.E.Regel nom. inval. Hordeum walpersii R.E.Regel nom. inval. Secale orientale Schreb. ex Roth nom. inval.

Barley is a member of the grass family of plants. Its seeds are a cereal grain. It is a staple food of humans and other animals, and it is one of mankind's oldest crops. It can be made into flour or beer.

Its Latin name is Hordeum vulgare. Barley is an annual plant.

1. ↑ "Hordeum vulgare". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
2. ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, archived from the original on 8 April 2020, retrieved 2 February 2016