Genus: Hordeum L.

Family:

Poaceae

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Triticeae

Subtribe:

Hordeinae

Common names:

barley

Genus number:

5789

Last updated:

03-Feb-2017

Accession Count:

253 (253 active, 6 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Comments:

all accepted species are in GRIN

List of Species Records in GRIN

Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~):

(=) Critesion Raf.
(=) Critho E. Mey.
(=) Zeocriton Wolf

Subdivisions of Hordeum L.:

Subgenus	Section	Series
Hordeastrum
Hordeastrum	Marina
Hordeastrum	Nodosa
Hordeastrum	Stenostachys
Hordeastrum	Stenostachys	Critesion
Hordeastrum	Stenostachys	Sibirica
Hordeum
Hordeum	Hordeum
Hordeum	Trichostachys

Check Index Nominum Genericorum for Hordeum

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxonomygenus?id=5789. Accessed 29 March 2025.