NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Hordeum pusillum [= Critesion pusillum]
Little Barley
Scientific Name: |
Hordeum pusillum [= Critesion pusillum] |
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Genus: |
Hordeum |
Species Epithet: |
pusillum |
Common Name: |
Little Barley |
Plant Type |
Grass/Sedge/Rush |
Life Cycle |
Annual (Herbs Only) |
Plant Family |
Poaceae (Grass Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
0-1 ft., 1-3 ft. |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
April, May, June |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Roadsides, fields, pastures, ditches, disturbed areas. Common throughout NC, but apparently less frequent in the Mountains. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate, Basal |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Annual (Herbs Only) |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Not Assigned |
State Rank: |
S5: Secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
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Links: |
https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/hordeum/pusillum/ https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php |
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