Poaceae
Hordeum comosum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Hordeum
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Common names
By language (1)
- Arabic
- شعير زغبي
Synonyms
- Critesion comosum (J.Presl) Á.Löve
- Hordeum andinum Trin.
- Hordeum comosum var. bifidum Parodi ex Nicora
- Hordeum comosum var. comosum
- Hordeum comosum var. flavescens É.Desv.
- Hordeum comosum var. humile É.Desv.
- Hordeum comosum var. rigida E.Desv.
- Hordeum comosum var. rigidum É.Desv.
- Hordeum divergens Nees & Meyen ex Steud.
- Hordeum jubatum f. flavidum Kuntze
- Hordeum jubatum f. versicolor Kuntze
- Hordeum jubatum var. comosum (J.Presl) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.