Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
North America, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
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Hordeum jubatum
Number of Varieties
35
0
40000
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Habitat
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
-
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Oval or Rounded
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Indigo, Black
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow green, Bronze, Orange Red
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Vertical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Foliage diseases
wheat rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds
Allergy
Dermatitis, Diaphoresis
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Alterative, Anodyne, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic
Swollen eyelids
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a condiment, Used in making tea, Used to flavour soups
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
SASSAFRAS albidum
HORDEUM jubatum
Common Name
Sassafras
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
In Hindi
Sassafras
Foxtail Barley
In German
Sassafras
Mähnengerste
In French
Sassafras
Foxtail Barley
In Spanish
Sasafrás
La cebada de cola de zorra
In Greek
σασάφρα
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
In Portuguese
sassafrás
Foxtail Barley
In Polish
Sassafras
włośnica Jęczmień
In Latin
Sassafras
Hordeum foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Laurales
Cyperales
Family
Lauraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Sassafras
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Cinnamomeae
Hordeeae
Subfamily
Lauroideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
430
1
27800
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