Hordeum leporinum

Common Name:

Barley Grass

Family:

Poaceae

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

All regions (ACDEGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXZ) naturalised all States
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):

A weed of disturbed ground ¹

Flower Description:

Flowers without petals and surrounded by a scale/bract ¹

Habit:

Tufted annual grass ¹

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):

Culms are to 50 cm high and leaves are glabrous and to 15 cm long and 8 mm wide ¹

Images:

Links to more images:

Atlas of Living Australia MELU

Links to description of this species:

NSW Flora VicFlora

Conservation status:

Introduced

References:

¹ Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria