Skip to main content

WildBristol.uk - Discovering Wildlife in Bristol

Six-rowed Barley - Hordeum vulgare

Favourite Photos

image species author location uploaded taken select
Six-rowed Barley Six-rowed Barley - Hordeum vulgare dylan Horfield Common 15 Jul 2022, 7:20 p.m. 11 Jul 2022, 4:07 p.m.
Six-rowed Barley Six-rowed Barley - Hordeum vulgare dylan Wider Bristol Region 27 Dec 2021, 10:59 a.m. 26 Dec 2021, 3:12 p.m.
Six-rowed Barley Six-rowed Barley - Hordeum vulgare dylan Wider Bristol Region 27 Dec 2021, 10:59 a.m. 26 Dec 2021, 3:12 p.m.
Six-rowed Barley Six-rowed Barley - Hordeum vulgare dylan Wider Bristol Region 27 Dec 2021, 10:59 a.m. 26 Dec 2021, 3:13 p.m.
Six-rowed Barley Six-rowed Barley - Hordeum vulgare dylan Wider Bristol Region 27 Dec 2021, 10:59 a.m. 26 Dec 2021, 3:13 p.m.
Six-rowed Barley Six-rowed Barley - Hordeum vulgare dylan Horfield Common 15 Jul 2022, 7:20 p.m. 11 Jul 2022, 4:07 p.m.

Related Links

This species has:

Species Description

Widespread but scattered throughout the UK. It is most common in the South. Habitat includes: Arable land (relic of cultivation), roadside verges, wasteland (bird-seed / grain casual) etc. I've also recorded it at the base of a wall on a pavement once and at Cheddar Lake on the concrete steps. Growing habit: Annual. Height: Up to 1 m. Recorded from the wild in Britain by at least 1905.