Hordeum distichon

Hordeum distichon
In a farmfield in Japan
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Hordeum
Species:
H. distichon
Binomial name
Hordeum distichon
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Hordeum anglicum Gand.
    • Hordeum bohemicum R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum chevalieri R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum colchicum R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum deficiens Steud. ex A.Braun
    • Hordeum distichon convar. nudum (L.) Tzvelev
    • Hordeum distichon convar. zeocriton (L.) Tzvelev
    • Hordeum elisabethpolense R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum eriwanense R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum europaeum R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum germanicum R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum glabrum R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum imberbe Ard. ex Roem. & Schult.
    • Hordeum irregulare Åberg & Wiebe
    • Hordeum kentii R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum korshinskianum R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum laxum R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum lenkoranicum R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum macrolepis A.Braun
    • Hordeum monticola R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum nudideficiens R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum praecocius R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum princeps R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum richardsonii R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum scandinavicum R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum suecicum R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum turkestanicum R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum vilmorianum R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum volhynicum R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum vulgare subsp. deficiens (Steud. ex A.Braun) Á.Löve
    • Hordeum vulgare subsp. distichon (L.) Körn.
    • Hordeum werneri R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum wolgense R.E.Regel
    • Hordeum zeocriton L.
    • Zeocriton commune P.Beauv.
    • Zeocriton distichon (L.) P.Beauv.
    • Zeocriton vulgare Gray

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

  1. ^ a b "Hordeum distichon L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Hordeum distichon common barley". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021. Other common names; two-rowed barley. Synonyms; Hordeum vulgare subsp. distichon
  3. ^ Boulton, Christopher (20 May 2013). Encyclopaedia of Brewing. Wiley. ISBN 9781118598139.