Poaceae
Seaside barley
Hordeum marinum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Hordeum
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Common names
By language (17)
- Arabic
- شعير الديب
- arz
- شعير الديب
- Chinese
- 沙灘大麥
- Croatian
- Primorski ječam
- Czech
- Ječmen přímořský
- Dutch
- Zeegerst
- English
- Seaside barley
- Estonian
- Randoder
- Finnish
- Meriohra
- French
- Orge maritime
- German
- Strand-Gerste, Dünen-Gerste, Dünengerste, Echte Strand-Gerste, Echte Strandgerste, Strandgerste, Trockenborstige Strand-Gerste, Trockenborstige Strandgerste
- grc
- Ἄγρωστις ἐν Κιλικίᾳ
- hsb
- Přimórski ječmjeń
- Persian
- جو شورهزار
- Serbian
- Livadski ječam
- Swedish
- Strandkorn
- Welsh
- Haidd y morfa
Synonyms
- Critesion marinum (Huds.) Á.Löve
- Hordeum caudatum Jaaska
- Hordeum maritimum Stokes
- Hordeum maritimum var. pubescens (Guss.) Woods
- Hordeum secalinum subsp. marinum (Huds.) Fouill. & Litard.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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More in Hordeum
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- Common barleyHordeum distichonPoaceae
- Bulbous barleyHordeum bulbosumPoaceae
- Meadow barleyHordeum secalinumPoaceae
- Little barleyHordeum pusillumPoaceae
- Hordeum brevisubulatumPoaceae
- Arizona barleyHordeum arizonicumPoaceae
- Meadow barleyHordeum brachyantherumPoaceae
- Dwarf barleyHordeum depressumPoaceae
- Hordeum bogdaniiPoaceae
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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.