Poaceae FAMILY
Hordeum vulgare
Hordeum vulgare
Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hordeum vulgare is an annual plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeOf uncertain origin.
HabitatNot known in the wild, it is found in Britain as a relict of cultivation but does not persist[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].