Hordeum murinum L. subsp. murinum

Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Hordeum // Species: Hordeum murinum L.// Subspecies: Hordeum murinum L. subsp. murinum

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

Distribution: Native to the Azores, Europe to West Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Grasslands, pastures, ruderal areas, roadsides, disturbed ground, in and near settlements.

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum – habit. Village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum – habit. Village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum – habit. Village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum – habit. Village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum – inflorescences. Village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum – inflorescences. Village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum – inflorescence. Village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum – spikelets. Village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum – spikelets. Village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum – stems with leaves. Village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum – leaves. Village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum – stems and leaf with ligule. Village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum – stem and leaf with ligule. Village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171773-1 [Accessed 02.05.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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