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Hordeum

not marked as a favorite taxon Hordeum jubatum Linnaeus ssp. jubatum. Common name: Foxtail Barley, Squirreltail Barley. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Roadsides, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of w. North America, apparently introduced in most of our our area (at least eastwards). Widespread in western North America, the eastern limit of nativity uncertain, perhaps to WI, IL, MO, AR, and TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: A tetraploid taxon.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA24, K4, Mo1, NE, NY, Va; = Critesion jubatum (L.) Nevski; < Hordeum jubatum L. — C, ETx1, F, G, HC, Il, Mi, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tx, W, WV, Tucker (1996). Basionym: Hordeum jubatum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum - FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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