Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:84. 1753
Verified:
05/29/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
barley – Italian
orzo – Japanese Rōmaji
ō-mugi – Swedish
korn – Transcribed Korean
bori –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Sichuan | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Xizang | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kyrgyzstan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Tajikistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Uzbekistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Egypt | Sinai | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | Crete | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Eritrea | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mauritania | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Zaire | | |
2 | Cultivated | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Madagascar | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Bahrain | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Yemen | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kazakhstan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kyrgyzstan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Tajikistan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Uzbekistan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Mongolia | Mongolia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Russian Far East | Russian Federation-Far East | Far East | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia | Eastern Siberia | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Western Siberia | Western Siberia | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Bhutan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Nepal | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Myanmar | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | |
2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | Java | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | East Europe | Moldova | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | East Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Northern Europe | Iceland | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
2 | Cultivated | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
2 | Cultivated | Northern America | | Canada | | |
2 | Cultivated | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
2 | Cultivated | Northern America | | United States | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Mesoamerica | El Salvador | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Honduras | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | | |
2 | Cultivated | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Korea | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt, Libya
Asia-Temperate
-
CAUCASUS:
Armenia, Azerbaijan
-
CHINA:
China [Sichuan, Xizang]
-
EASTERN ASIA:
Taiwan
-
MIDDLE ASIA:
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
-
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
-
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Pakistan
Europe
-
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Greece [Crete]
Cultivated
Africa
-
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania
-
MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
-
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea, Ethiopia
-
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
-
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Zambia, Zimbabwe
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mauritania, Nigeria
-
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Zaire
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
Asia-Temperate
-
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
-
CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
-
CHINA:
China
-
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
-
MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
-
MONGOLIA:
Mongolia
-
RUSSIAN FAR EAST:
Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
-
SIBERIA:
Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
-
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
-
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan
-
INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar, Thailand
-
MALESIA:
Indonesia [Java]
Europe
-
EAST EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part], Moldova, Ukraine
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Northern America
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REGION:
Canada, Mexico, United States
Southern America
-
BRAZIL:
Brazil
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MESOAMERICA:
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Naturalized
Africa
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
Asia-Temperate
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Animal food | fodder | | Rehm, S. & G. Espig. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics. 1991 |
Environmental | soil improver | | University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource). |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning. 1998 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=317403.
Accessed 8 December 2024.