Hordeum secalinum
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Summary
Source: WikipediaHordeum secalinum, false rye barley or meadow barley (a name it shares with Hordeum brachyantherum), is a species of wild barley native to Europe, including the Madeiras, Crimea and the north Caucasus, northwest Africa, and the Levant. It has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand. An allotetraploid, it arose from ancestors with the Xa and I Hordeum genomes.
Description
A temperate grass species with edible seeds.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Europe, Luxembourg, Russia, Siberia,
References (1)
- Crate, S. A., 2008, "Eating Hay": The Ecology, Economy and Culture of Viliui Sakha Smallholders of Northeastern Siberia. Human Ecology 36:161-174 (As Hordeum pratense)
