Taxon:  Hordeum secalinum Schreb.



Summary
Genus:
Hordeum
Subgenus:
Hordeastrum
Section:
Nodosa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Nomen number:
19324
Place of publication:
Spic. fl. lips. 148.  1771
Verified:
11/05/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (3  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Hordeum secalinum Schreb. var. secalinum

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Critesion secalinum (Schreb.) Á. Löve

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Hordeum pratense Huds.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Baum, B. R. & L. G. Bailey. 1989. An investigation of the taxonomy of Hordeum capense and H. secalinum (Poaceae: Triticeae). Canad. J. Bot. 67:594-599.
  3. Baum, B. R. et al. 2005. Ancient differentiation of the H & I haplomes in diploid Hordeum species based on 5S rDNA. Genome 48:610-618.
  4. Blattner, F. R. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis of Hordeum (Poaceae) as inferred by nuclear rDNA ITS sequences. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 33:289-299.
  5. Bothmer, R. von & N. Jacobsen. 1979. A taxonomic revision of Hordeum secalinum and H. capense. Bot. Tidsskr. 74:224.
  6. Bothmer, R. von & N. Jacobsen. 1985. Origin, taxonomy, and related species. In D. C. Rasmusson, ed., Barley. Agronomy 26:47.
  7. Bothmer, R. von & N. Jacobsen. 1986. Interspecific crosses in Hordeum (Poaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 153:49-64.
  8. Bothmer, R. von et al. 1983. Interspecific hybridization with cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare). Hereditas (Beijing) 99:219-244.
  9. Cuadrado, Á. et al. 2017. On the allopolyploid origin and genome structure of the closely related species Hordeum secalinum and Hordeum capense inferred by molecular kayotyping. Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 120:245-255. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw270. Note: it reports the presence of Xa and I subgenomes; based on GISH technique chromosomal patterns, it discussed similarity to those of diploid Hordeum marinum subsp. gussoneanum, and proposing that the latter "was the only Xa genome donor"
  10. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  11. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
  12. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  13. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  14. Nishikawa, T. et al. 2002. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Hordeum using three chloroplast DNA sequences. Genome 45:1157-1166.
  15. Petersen, G. 1991. Intergeneric hybridization between Hordeum and Secale (Poaceae). I. Crosses and development of hybrids. Nordic J. Bot. 11:253-270.
  16. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  17. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishfalse rye barley  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
Englishknotted barley  1George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Englishmeadow barley  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
Swedishängskorn  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.e.Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland w.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland w.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden s.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece n. (extirpated?)Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeLuxembourg  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.e.)
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden (s.)
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Switzerland (w.), Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland (w.)
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Greece (n. (extirpated?)), Italy (incl. Sicily), Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Victoria]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Norway
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic, Luxembourg

Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  4. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  6. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=19324. Accessed 17 April 2026.