Hordeum vulgare L. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Hordeum vulgare L.

Summary

Genus:

Hordeum

Subgenus:

Hordeum

Section:

Hordeum

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Triticeae

Subtribe:

Hordeinae

Nomen number:

317403

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:84. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

05/29/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

13347 (13347 active, 12894 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Hordeum vulgare L. subsp. spontaneum (K. Koch) Thell. (285 active accession[s])
Hordeum vulgare L. subsp. vulgare (16869 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Hordeum lagunculiforme (Bachteev) Bachteev ex Nikif.

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Reference(s)

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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
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

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
SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Mauritania, Nigeria
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Zaire
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
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal

Northern America

REGION: Canada, Mexico, United States

Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil
MESOAMERICA: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru

Naturalized
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia

Asia-Temperate

EASTERN ASIA: Korea

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	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 30 November 2024.