Poaceae FAMILY

Hordeum murinum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hordeum murinum is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope to N. Africa.

HabitatDisturbed ground and dry grassland[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].