Hordeum bulbosumL. Bulbous Barley

Hordeum bulbosumL. - Bulbous Barley

Scientific Description:

Caespitose perennial. Stems 50−100 cm, with bulbous swelling at base. Leaves 3−7 mm broad, scabrid, sometimes pilose on upper surface. Spike 6−13 cm × 6−10 mm, linear, dense, with very fragile rachis. Central spikelet: glumes 5−8 mm, narrowly lanceolate, often sparsely ciliate on margin, with awn 1−1.8 cm; lemma 8−11 mm, with awn 2−3.5 cm. Lateral spikelets male; glumes 1.3−2.5 cm (incl. awn), dissimilar, inner narrowly lanceolate, outer setaceous; lemma usually ± acuminate.

 

Flowering time: May−July.

Habitat: Rocky limestone or igneous slopes, steppe, forest margins, lush meadows, also a cornfield weed, s.l. −2250 m.

 

Reference:

Melderis A (1985). Hordeum bulbosum L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 9: 266−267.

Public Description:

Hordeum bulbosum, commonly known as “bulbous barley” is native to Türkiye and Europe. It is a perennial herb with 100 cm in length. It blooms between May and July and is found in rocky limestone or igneous slopes, steppe, forest margins, lush meadows, and also a cornfield weed. The cultivars belonging to this genus (Hordeum L.) with commercial importance as cereals are used for fodder, vinegar production, malting in beer and whiskey production. They are also used in baby foods, breakfast cereals or combined with wheat flour for baking.

 

References:

Anonymous (2016). http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/172092/1/ ,Accessed date: 29.03.2016.

Cabi E, Doğan M (2012). Hordeum L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 727–728.