Species: Wall Barley (Hordeum murinum)
Family: Grasses (POACEAE (GRAMINEAE))
Category: Flowering Plants
Location: NW
A. Flowering Plants
More extensive information on flowering plants can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Grasses (POACEAE (GRAMINEAE))
This ubiquitous, diverse family includes annual, biennial, and perennial species, terrestrial and aquatic species, and deciduous and evergreen species. One reason why grasses are such successful plants is that they grow from the base, whereas most other plants grow from the tip. This means they are more likely to survive when damaged, for example by mowing, grazing, or fire. 70% of all crops are grasses, producing grains for food.
C. Wall Barley (Hordeum murinum)
Children for generations have used the bristly flower spikes of this native grass as darts. It is an annual, with light green leaves, and it flowers from May.
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Wall Barley
For generations children have used the bristly flower spikes of the native grass Wall Barley as darts.
Wall Barley
Wall Barley is an annual, with light green leaves, and it flowers from May.
Wall Barley
Wall Barley is a type of grass. Grasses are such successful plants is that they grow from the base, whereas most other plants grow from the tip.
