Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Caribbean, South America
Types
Hordeum jubatum
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Number of Varieties
510
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm850.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Vertical
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
wheat rust
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Fruit Bats
Allergy
Pollen
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swollen eyelids
Antidiabetic, Asthma
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Other Uses
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
HORDEUM jubatum
CECROPIA palmata
Common Name
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
Snakewood Tree
In Hindi
Foxtail Barley
Snakewood Tree
In German
Mähnengerste
Schlangenholz -Baum
In French
Foxtail Barley
Amourette Arbre
In Spanish
La cebada de cola de zorra
Árbol de madera de serpiente
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
Snakewood Tree
In Portuguese
Foxtail Barley
Snakewood Tree
In Polish
włośnica Jęczmień
Snakewood Tree
In Latin
Hordeum foxtail
Snakewood Tree
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Eudicotyledoneae
Order
Cyperales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Urticaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Cecropia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Hordeeae
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Subfamily
Pooideae
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Number of Species
3061
1
27800
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