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 vulgare L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Frumentum hordeum E.H.L.KrauseFrumentum sativum E.H.L.KrauseHordeum aestivum R.E.RegelHordeum americanum R.E.RegelHordeum barbaricum RissoHordeum bifarium RothHordeum brachyatherum R.E.RegelHordeum caspicum R.E.RegelHordeum coeleste (L.) P.Beauv.Hordeum coeleste var. barbatum Ser.Hordeum dagestanicum R.E.RegelHordeum daghestanicum R.E.RegelHordeum defectoides R.E.RegelHordeum distichon subsp. distichonHordeum durum R.E.RegelHordeum elongatum R.E.RegelHordeum gymnodistichum DuthieHordeum heterostychon P.Beauv.Hordeum hexastichon L.Hordeum hexastichon var. densum Ser.Hordeum hexastichon var. laxum Ser.Hordeum hexastichon var. mandshuricum RegelHordeum hibernaculum R.E.RegelHordeum hibernans R.E.RegelHordeum himalayense RittigHordeum himalayense Schult.Hordeum hirtiusculum R.E.RegelHordeum horsfordianum R.E.RegelHordeum ircutianum R.E.RegelHordeum jarenskianum R.E.RegelHordeum juliae R.E.RegelHordeum kalugense R.E.RegelHordeum karzinianum R.E.RegelHordeum kiarchanum R.E.RegelHordeum laevipaleatum R.E.RegelHordeum lapponicum R.E.RegelHordeum latum RissoHordeum leptostachys Griff.Hordeum mandshuricum R.E.RegelHordeum mandshuroides R.E.RegelHordeum michalkowii R.E.RegelHordeum nekludowii R.E.RegelHordeum nigrum Willd.Hordeum nudum-distichum RissoHordeum pamiricum VavilovHordeum parvum R.E.RegelHordeum pensanum R.E.RegelHordeum perversum Forssk.Hordeum polystachyum var. vulgare (L.) Doell.Hordeum polystichon HallerHordeum polystichon subsp. hackelii Chiov.Hordeum polystichon subsp. vulgare (L.) DöllHordeum polystichon var. hackelii Chiov.Hordeum polystichon var. hexastichon DöllHordeum polystichon var. vulgare (L.) DöllHordeum polystichum DöllHordeum praecox R.E.RegelHordeum praecox RissoHordeum pyramidatum R.E.RegelHordeum revelatum (Körn.) A.SchulzHordeum sativum Jess.Hordeum sativum Pers.Hordeum sativum subsp. hexastichon (L.) K.Richt.Hordeum sativum subsp. trifurcatumHordeum sativum subsp. vulgare (L.) K.Richt.Hordeum sativum var. coeleste (L.) Vilm.Hordeum sativum var. hexastichon (L.) K.Richt.Hordeum sativum var. trifurcatum Schltdl.Hordeum sativum var. trifurcatum Schltdl. ex Orlov & ÅbergHordeum sativum var. vulgare (L.) K.Richt.Hordeum scabriusculum R.E.RegelHordeum septentrionale R.E.RegelHordeum stassewitschii R.E.RegelHordeum strobelense Chiov.Hordeum taganrocense R.E.RegelHordeum tanaiticum R.E.RegelHordeum tetrastichum StokesHordeum tetrastichum var. nudum GrayHordeum transcaucasicum R.E.RegelHordeum violaceum R.E.RegelHordeum vulgare f. hexastichon (L.) M.HiroeHordeum vulgare subsp. abdulbasirovii OmarovHordeum vulgare subsp. antasiaticum BachteevHordeum vulgare subsp. bachteevii OmarovHordeum vulgare subsp. brachyurum (Alef.) Körn.Hordeum vulgare subsp. chungense ÅbergHordeum vulgare subsp. coeleste L.Hordeum vulgare subsp. glabriviride Trofim.Hordeum vulgare subsp. hexastichon (L.) M.HiroeHordeum vulgare subsp. hexastichon (L.) Čelak.Hordeum vulgare subsp. hexastichum (L.) Bonnier & Layens, 1894Hordeum vulgare subsp. ismailii OmarovHordeum vulgare subsp. lukyanovae OmarovHordeum vulgare subsp. lvovii OmarovHordeum vulgare subsp. medioasiaticum BachteevHordeum vulgare subsp. multispiculum Trofim.Hordeum vulgare subsp. pallidum Ser.Hordeum vulgare subsp. patimatae OmarovHordeum vulgare subsp. polystichon (Haller) Asch. & Graebn.Hordeum vulgare subsp. revelatum Körn.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use
Crop wild relative
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 identifier405391-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.