Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Hordeum from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hordeum pusillum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hordeum pusillum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-23-001:
Hordeum pusillum
FAMILY
Poaceae
COMMON NAME:
Little Barley
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Glen Peterson gkp_0322_hordeum_culms
May Spartanburg County SC
Culms 10-60cm tall, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Glen Peterson gkp_0341_hordeum_spike
May Spartanburg County SC
Spikelet clusters alternate on opposite sides of the rachis, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Glen Peterson gkp_0345_hordeum_blade
May Spartanburg County SC
Leaf blades to 20cm long, 1.5-6mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Glen Peterson gkp_0369_hordeum_spike_ru
May Spartanburg County SC
Spikes 2-8cm long, 5-7mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Glen Peterson gkp_0371_hordeum_no_auric
May Spartanburg County SC
Leaves 1-5mm wide, not auriculate, per Weakley's Flora.
Glen Peterson gkp_0374_hordeum_ligule_r
May Spartanburg County SC
Ligules scarious (thin, dry, membranaceous, often more or less translucent), per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.