Hordeum distichon
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy: Hordeum distichon L.
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Hordeum sativum subsp. distichon (L.) Hack. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Hordeum vulgare subsp. distichon (L.) Körn. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Hordeum vulgare var. distichon (L.) Hook.f. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (8), Kubiak_2009 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (5), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (8), SAH_2022 (2), SAH_2023 (3), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 14 traits from 49 records in 14 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 240 mm (130-300 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 7.5 mm (3-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (6); herb (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.72 m (0.15-1 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; WAH_2023_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 6 | 8 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| RBGV_2023 | 7 | 8 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 5 | 5 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2023 | 3 | 3 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 3 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2023_2 | 2 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Kubiak_2009 | 2 | 2 | P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165. |
| SAH_2022 | 2 | 2 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |