ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Hordeum vulgare

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Hordeum
Species: Hordeum vulgare
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

02 / CONNECT THE NAMES

Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Hordeum vulgare. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

148 synonyms in this snapshot · page 2 of 3

Hordeum sativum var. trifurcatumName author: Schltdl. ex Orlov & A.E.Åberg
Hordeum sativum var. vulgareName author: (L.) K.Richt.
Hordeum scabriusculumName author: R.E.Regel
Hordeum septentrionaleName author: R.E.Regel
Hordeum stassewitschiName author: R.E.Regel
Hordeum strobelenseName author: Chiov.
Hordeum taganrocenseName author: R.E.Regel
Hordeum tanaiticumName author: R.E.Regel
Hordeum tetrastichumName author: Stokes
Hordeum transcaucasicumName author: R.E.Regel
Hordeum violaceumName author: R.E.Regel
Hordeum vulgare f. hexastichonName author: (L.) M.Hiroe
Hordeum vulgare subsp. antasiaticumName author: Bachteev
Hordeum vulgare subsp. hexastichonName author: (L.) Čelak.
Hordeum vulgare subsp. medioasiaticumName author: Bachteev
Hordeum vulgare subsp. tetrastichumName author: (Stokes) Čelak.
Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgareName author: Not supplied
Hordeum vulgare var. abdulbasiroviiName author: Omarov
Hordeum vulgare var. addis-abebaeName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. africanumName author: Vavilov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. ancoberenseName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. atratumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. bachteeviiName author: Omarov
Hordeum vulgare var. brachyurumName author: (Alef.) Körn.
Hordeum vulgare var. breviaristatumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. brevispicatumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. brunneinudumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. chalunicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. chungenseName author: A.E.Åberg
Hordeum vulgare var. coelesteName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Hordeum vulgare var. colonicumName author: Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros
Hordeum vulgare var. daghestanicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. euryhypatherumName author: Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros
Hordeum vulgare var. glabribrevisetumName author: Regel ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros
Hordeum vulgare var. glabrideficiensName author: Vavilov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. glabrierectumName author: Vavilov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. glabrigraciliusName author: Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros
Hordeum vulgare var. glabrispicatumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. glabrivirideName author: Trofim.
Hordeum vulgare var. gobicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. griseinigrumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. griseinudumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. hadakaName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. hangaicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. harlaniiName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. hexastichumName author: (L.) Asch.
Hordeum vulgare var. hypatherumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. ibericumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. insularumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. interpallidumName author: Trofim.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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