familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Pooideae
tribePoaceae tribe Triticeae
genusHordeum
speciesHordeum murinum
subspeciesHordeum murinum subsp. leporinum

Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum

(Link) Arcang.
Roland von Bothmer, Claus Badenf, Niels H. Jacobsen
Common names: Mouse barley
Introduced
Synonyms: Hordeum leporinum Critesion murinum subsp. leporinum
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 250.
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Illustrator: Cindy Roché, Annaliese Miller

Copyright: Utah State University

Plants winter annuals. Culms 30-110 cm. Leaves green. Spikes green at anthesis, often more or less purple just before maturity. Central floret pedicellate; lemmas and awns shorter than those of the lateral florets; anthers 0.9-3 mm. Lateral spikelets: paleas scabrous on the lower 1/2; anthers 1.2-3.2 mm; rachillas about 0.25 mm, pale. 2n = 14, 28, 42.

Discussion

Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum grows in waste places, roadsides, and disturbed areas in arid regions. It is native to the Mediterranean region. It is now established in the Flora region, being most common in the western United States. A hexaploid cytotype has been found in Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan, and Iran. It has been named H. leporinum var. simulans Bowden. It is treated here as part of H. murinum subsp. leporinum.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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Author
Roland von Bothmer +, Claus Badenf +  and Niels H. Jacobsen +
Authority
(Link) Arcang. +
Common name
Mouse barley +
Distribution
Conn. +, Mass. +, Maine +, N.Y. +, Wash. +, Del. +, Utah +, Va. +, Idaho +, Oreg. +, D.C. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Md. +, Wyo. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, N.C. +, Pa. +, Okla. +, Calif. +, Nev. +, Colo. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Ala. +, Ga. +, Ariz. +, Mont. +  and S.C. +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Cindy Roché +  and Annaliese Miller +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/200273ad09963decb8fc72550212de541d86569d/coarse grained fna xml/V24/V24 358.xml +
Special status
Introduced +
Synonyms
Hordeum leporinum +  and Critesion murinum subsp. leporinum +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum +
Taxon parent
Hordeum murinum +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Volume
Volume 24 +