Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Grass
Perennial
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
Hordeum jubatum
Aegopodium podagraria
Number of Varieties
510
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Vertical
Small oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Do Not over Water, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Rich
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Prune after flowering
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
wheat rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
Pollen
Headache, Hyperacidity, Liver disease, Nausea, Skin irritation, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Weather protection
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swollen eyelids
Asthma, Digestive disorders, Psoriasis, Reduces toothache, Vitiligo
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Edible syrup, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
HORDEUM jubatum
AMMI majus
Common Name
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
Bishop's Weed, Bullwort
In Hindi
Foxtail Barley
बिशप निराना
In German
Mähnengerste
Bischofs Unkraut
In French
Foxtail Barley
la mauvaise herbe de l'évêque
In Spanish
La cebada de cola de zorra
biznaga
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
ζιζανίων επισκόπου
In Portuguese
Foxtail Barley
erva daninha do Bispo
In Polish
włośnica Jęczmień
chwastów biskupa
In Latin
Hordeum foxtail
Episcopi viriditas
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Apiales
Family
Poaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Trachyspermum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Hordeeae
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
-
Number of Species
3075
1
27800
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