Hordelymus | |
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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 |
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Synonyms | |
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Hordelymus is a genus of European, north African, and southwest Asian plants in the grass family.
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).Wood-barley is a common name for H. europaeus.
see Taeniatherum