Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusHordeum
Scientific name with authorshipHordeum distichon L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Hordeum aestivum HallerHordeum anglicum Gand.Hordeum anglicum R.E.RegelHordeum bohemicum R.E.RegelHordeum chevalieri R.E.RegelHordeum colchicum R.E.RegelHordeum deficiens Steud.Hordeum deficiens Steud. ex A.BraunHordeum distichon subsp. erectum Schübl. & G.MartensHordeum distichon subsp. nudum (L.) Rothm.Hordeum distichon subsp. nutans Schübl. & G.MartensHordeum distichon subsp. zeocriton (L.) Schinz & R.Keller, 1900Hordeum distichon subsp. zeocriton (L.) Čelak.Hordeum distichon var. densum Ser.Hordeum distichon var. distichonHordeum distichon var. erectum (Schübl. & G.Martens) P.Fourn.Hordeum distichon var. erythraeum Chiov.Hordeum distichon var. laxum Ser.Hordeum distichon var. nigricans Ser.Hordeum distichon var. nudum L.Hordeum distichon var. nutans (Schübl. & G.Martens) P.Fourn.Hordeum distichon var. pseudozeocriton Chiov.Hordeum distichon var. ramosum Ser.Hordeum distichon var. triaristatum Didus'Hordeum distichon var. zeocriton (L.) HayekHordeum elisabethpolense R.E.RegelHordeum eriwanense R.E.RegelHordeum europaeum R.E.RegelHordeum germanicum R.E.RegelHordeum glabrum R.E.RegelHordeum imberbe Ard.Hordeum imberbe Ard. ex Roem. & Schult.Hordeum irregulare Åberg & WiebeHordeum kentii R.E.RegelHordeum korshinskianum R.E.RegelHordeum laxum R.E.RegelHordeum lenkoranicum R.E.RegelHordeum macrolepis A.BraunHordeum monticola R.E.RegelHordeum nudideficiens R.E.RegelHordeum nudum (L.) Ard.Hordeum nudum Schult.Hordeum praecocius R.E.RegelHordeum princeps R.E.RegelHordeum richardsonii R.E.RegelHordeum sativum subsp. distichon (L.) Asch. & Graebn.Hordeum sativum var. distichon (L.) BeckHordeum sativum var. nudum (L.) Vilm.Hordeum scandinavicum R.E.RegelHordeum suecicum R.E.RegelHordeum turkestanicum R.E.RegelHordeum vilmorianum R.E.RegelHordeum volhynicum R.E.RegelHordeum vulgare subsp. deficiens (Steud. ex A.Braun) Á.LöveHordeum vulgare subsp. distichon (L.) BrandHordeum vulgare subsp. distichon (L.) Körn.Hordeum vulgare subsp. distichon Thell.Hordeum vulgare var. aethiopicum Alef.Hordeum vulgare var. breve Alef.Hordeum vulgare var. deficiens (Steud. ex A.Braun) Korn.Hordeum vulgare var. deficiens (Steud. ex A.Braun) Schweinf.Hordeum vulgare var. distichon (L.) Hack.Hordeum vulgare var. distichon (L.) Hook.f.Hordeum vulgare var. erectum Alef.Hordeum vulgare var. macrolepis (A.Braun) Körn.Hordeum vulgare var. nigricans (Ser.) Korn.Hordeum vulgare var. nudum (L.) Hook.f.Hordeum vulgare var. nudum (L.) MératHordeum vulgare var. nudum Baumg.Hordeum vulgare var. nutans (Schübl. & G.Martens) Alef.Hordeum vulgare var. zeocriton (L.) Körn.Hordeum vulgare var. zeocriton (Linnaeus, 1753) Linnaeus, 1753Hordeum werneri R.E.RegelHordeum wolgense R.E.RegelHordeum zeocriton L.Zeocriton commune P.Beauv.Zeocriton distichon (L.) P.Beauv.Zeocriton distichon var. nudum GrayZeocriton vulgare Gray
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier405212-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.