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 3 of 3

Hordeum vulgare var. ismailiiName author: Omarov
Hordeum vulgare var. japonicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. kobdicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. latibrevisetumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. latinudipyramidatumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. latirevelatumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. leioheterolepisName author: Vavilov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. lukyanovaeName author: Omarov
Hordeum vulgare var. lvoviiName author: Omarov
Hordeum vulgare var. micrurumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. mongolicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. multispiculumName author: Trofim.
Hordeum vulgare var. nigrinudumName author: Vavilov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. nipponicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. nudijaponicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. nudinipponicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. palestinicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. pallidumName author: Ser.
Hordeum vulgare var. patimataeName author: Omarov
Hordeum vulgare var. rarumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. revelatumName author: Körn.
Hordeum vulgare var. saidiiName author: Omarov
Hordeum vulgare var. sessilifurcatumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. sikangenseName author: A.E.Åberg
Hordeum vulgare var. sinicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. sinojaponicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. solitarumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. suberectumName author: Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros
Hordeum vulgare var. subneogenesName author: Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros
Hordeum vulgare var. subnudipiramidatumName author: Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros
Hordeum vulgare var. subnudumName author: Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros
Hordeum vulgare var. subnutansName author: Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros
Hordeum vulgare var. subpyramidatumName author: Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros
Hordeum vulgare var. subzeocrithonName author: Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yaros
Hordeum vulgare var. syriacumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. tetranutansName author: Trofim. & Lukyanova
Hordeum vulgare var. tetrapallidumName author: Trofim. & Lukyanova
Hordeum vulgare var. tibetanumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. trofimovskajaeName author: Omarov
Hordeum vulgare var. uljassutaicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. urgaicumName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. valentinaeName author: Omarov
Hordeum vulgare var. virideName author: Vavilov & Orlov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. vulgareName author: Not supplied
Hordeum vulgare var. zeocrithideficiensName author: Vavilov ex Lukyanova, Trofim., G.N.Gudkova, Terentyeva & Yarosh
Hordeum vulgare var. zuleichataeName author: Omarov
Hordeum walpersiiName author: R.E.Regel
Secale orientaleName author: Schreb. ex Roth

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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