Poaceae FAMILY

Hordeum distichon

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hordeum distichon is an annual plant that can grow up to 1.20 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, possibly a hybrid between H. spontaneum and a 6-rowed barley[ 34 Title The Oxford Book of Food Plants. Publication Author Harrison. S. Wallis. M. Masefield. G. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1975 ISBN - Description Good drawings of some of the more common food plants from around the world. Not much information though. ].

HabitatNot known in the wild. Occurs as a relict of cultivation in Britain but it 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. ].