Taxon: Hordeum jubatum L. subsp. intermedium Bowden

Summary

Genus:

Hordeum

Subgenus:

Hordeastrum

Section:

Stenostachys

Series:

Critesion

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Triticeae

Nomen number:

460172

Place of publication:

Canad. J. Bot. 40:1686. 1962

Verified:

12/07/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Hordeum jubatum L. (20 active accession[s])
Hordeum jubatum L. subsp. jubatum (2 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Hordeum caespitosum Scribn.
Hordeum jubatum L. var. caespitosum (Scribn.) Hitchc.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Baden, C. & R. von Bothmer. 1994. A taxonomic revision of Hordeum sect. Critesion. Nordic J. Bot. 14:129-130.
Bothmer, R. von & N. Jacobsen. 1986. Interspecific crosses in Hordeum (Poaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 153:55.
Bothmer, R. von et al., eds. 2003. Diversity in barley (Hordeum vulgare). Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding, vol. 7 248. Note: Elsevier Ltd.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:395. Note: lists as Hordeum jubatum subsp. ×intermedium Bowden

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	bobtail barley		as Hordeum caespitosum	1	Baum, B. R. 1980. Multivariate morphometric relationships between Hordeum jubatum and Hordeum brachyantherum in Canada and Alaska. Canad. J. Bot. 58:604-623. Note: as Hordeum caespitosum
English	intermediate barley			1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	n.	Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories		Baum, B. R. 1980. Multivariate morphometric relationships between Hordeum jubatum and Hordeum brachyantherum in Canada and Alaska. Canad. J. Bot. 58:604-623.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		Baum, B. R. 1980. Multivariate morphometric relationships between Hordeum jubatum and Hordeum brachyantherum in Canada and Alaska. Canad. J. Bot. 58:604-623.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		Baum, B. R. 1980. Multivariate morphometric relationships between Hordeum jubatum and Hordeum brachyantherum in Canada and Alaska. Canad. J. Bot. 58:604-623.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Baum, B. R. 1980. Multivariate morphometric relationships between Hordeum jubatum and Hordeum brachyantherum in Canada and Alaska. Canad. J. Bot. 58:604-623.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		Baum, B. R. 1980. Multivariate morphometric relationships between Hordeum jubatum and Hordeum brachyantherum in Canada and Alaska. Canad. J. Bot. 58:604-623.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		Baum, B. R. 1980. Multivariate morphometric relationships between Hordeum jubatum and Hordeum brachyantherum in Canada and Alaska. Canad. J. Bot. 58:604-623.
5	Uncertain	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México		Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:395. Note: lists as Hordeum jubatum subsp. ×intermedium Bowden

Native
Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (n.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Utah]

Uncertain
Northern America

SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Ciudad de México]

Reference(s)

Baum, B. R. 1980. Multivariate morphometric relationships between Hordeum jubatum and Hordeum brachyantherum in Canada and Alaska. Canad. J. Bot. 58:604-623.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:395. Note: lists as Hordeum jubatum subsp. ×intermedium Bowden

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=460172. Accessed 13 May 2026.