Hordeum jubatum

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

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Read about Hordeum jubatum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hordeum jubatum, Linn. Squirrel-tail Grass. Wild Barley. Erect, simple, usually smooth and glabrous. 10 in. to 2 ft. high: lvs. 1-5 in. long: only the central spikelet in each cluster perfect; awns of empty glumes 1-2 ½ in. long, spreading. In dry soil, N. U. S. and Canada. B.B. 1:229. Dept. Agric., Div. Agrost. 17:307.—Sometimes cult, for ornament on account of the feathery heads. A. S. Hitchcock. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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