Meadow Barley

Hordeum brachyantherum Nevski - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Root Depth: 6 inches

Growth Form: Bunch

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Early Summer

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Flood Tolerance: High

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Wind

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), HI (I), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.