Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum
| Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Hordeum |
| Species: | H. murinum |
| Subspecies: | H. murinum subsp. leporinum |
| Trinomial name | |
| Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum (Link) Arcang. |
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| Synonyms | |
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H. leporinum Link |
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Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum is a subspecies of Hordeum murinum (Wall Barley).
Its common names include hare barley,[1]mouse barley,[2] and barley grass.[3]
Description
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It was first published at species rank as Hordeum leporinum by Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link in 1834. In 1882 it was demoted to a subspecies of H. murinum by Giovanni Arcangeli. Nonetheless some herbaria maintain it at species rank.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Europe, northern Africa and temperate Asia; and is widely naturalised elsewhere.[2]
References
- ^ "Sorting Hordeum names". Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ a b "Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum (Link) Arcang.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database.
- ^ a b c "Hordeum leporinum Link". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ^ a b New South Wales Flora Online: Hordeum leporinum by Link, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
