Hordeum jubatum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Hordeum jubatum L.

Fox tail barley, Foxtail barley, Squirreltail barley

2019 Rachelle Gray

2009 Barry Rice

2009 Zoya Akulova

2005 Louis-M. Landry

2020 Susan McDougall

2002 Steve Matson

Hordeum jubatum is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (389 records) Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. jubatum
Genus:	Hordeum
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Hordeum jubatum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (HOJU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/04/2023).