Hordeum comosum

Hordeum comosum is a species of wild barley in the family Poaceae. It is native to Chile and western and southern Argentina, and has been introduced to the Falkland Islands.^[1] A widespread perennial grass, it is an important forage as it is relished by sheep.^[2]

Hordeum comosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Hordeum
Species:	H. comosum
Binomial name
Hordeum comosum J.Presl
Synonyms[1]
List Critesion comosum (J.Presl) Á.Löve Hordeum andinum Trin. Hordeum comosum var. bifidum Parodi ex Nicora Hordeum comosum var. flavescens É.Desv. Hordeum comosum var. humile É.Desv. Hordeum comosum var. rigidum É.Desv. Hordeum divergens Nees & Meyen ex Steud. Hordeum jubatum var. comosum (J.Presl) Kuntze Hordeum jubatum f. flavidum Kuntze Hordeum jubatum f. versicolor Kuntze