Bulbous barley vs Meadow barley

Hordeum bulbosum compared with Hordeum brachyantherum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulbous barley	Meadow barley
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Hordeum	Hordeum
Species	Hordeum bulbosum	Hordeum brachyantherum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulbous barley and Meadow barley share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hordeum.

Conservation Status

Bulbous barley

NE — Not Evaluated

Meadow barley

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulbous barley	Meadow barley
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulbous barley

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Meadow barley

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bulbous barley

The Bulbous Barley (Hordeum bulbosum) is a species in the genus Hordeum. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States