Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. californicum Calflora

Taxon Report 4220

Hordeum brachyantherum Nevski ssp. californicum (Covas & Stebbins) Bothmer, N. Jacobsen & Seberg

California barley, California meadow barley

2011 Steve Matson

Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. californicum, a monocot, is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (652 records) Plant Characteristics

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Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Hordeum
Parent:	Hordeum brachyantherum

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities)

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Critesion californicum
JEF + PLANTS	Hordeum californicum

More information about Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. californicum


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (HOBRC2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/02/2021).