Bulbous barley / سبيلة / شَعير بَصَلي /

Hordeum bulbosum L.

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Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
March to May
Seed collection period
April to July

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Green
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Hordeum
Family
Poaceae
Wikidata item
Q12218900
GBIF Item
Hordeum bulbosum L. (2706067)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Hordeum bulbosum L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.
  2. IUCN Red List. (2021, November 20).
  3. Machaka Houri, N., Houri, A.(2014). Wild Flowers of Lebanon with Special Focus on Key Biodiversity Areas.Beirut:Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  4. Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  5. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).

Citation

Hordeum bulbosum L. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/532 accessed via barari.org on 4/27/2025.

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