Hordeum distichon
Appearance
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Hordeum distichon | |
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In a farmfield in Japan | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Hordeum |
Species: | H. distichon
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Hordeum distichon | |
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Hordeum distichon, the common barley or two-rowed barley, is a cultigen of barley, family Poaceae. It is native to Iraq, and is widely grown throughout temperate regions of the world.[1] Some authorities consider it a subspecies of six-rowed barley, Hordeum vulgare.[2] It is the principal raw material for malting and brewing beer in Europe, as it is lower in protein than the six-rowed barley usually used in North America.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hordeum distichon L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Hordeum distichon common barley". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
Other common names; two-rowed barley. Synonyms; Hordeum vulgare subsp. distichon
- ^ Boulton, Christopher (20 May 2013). Encyclopaedia of Brewing. Wiley. ISBN 9781118598139.