Taxon:  Hordeum bulbosum L.



Summary
Genus:
Hordeum
Subgenus:
Hordeum
Section:
Hordeum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Triticeae
Nomen number:
19270
Place of publication:
Cent. pl. II:8.  1756 (Amoen. acad. 4:304.  1759)
Verified:
11/05/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
267 (158  active, 158  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Critesion bulbosum (L.) Á. Löve

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Spikelets and/or florets

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Anamthawat-Jonsson, K. et al. 1993. Behavior of parental genomes in the hybrid Hordeum vulgare X H. bulbosusm. J. Heredity 84:78-82.
  4. Bothmer, R. von & N. Jacobsen. 1985. Origin, taxonomy, and related species. In D. C. Rasmusson, ed., Barley. Agronomy 26:31.
  5. Bothmer, R. von et al., eds. 2003. Diversity in barley (Hordeum vulgare). Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding, vol. 7 Note: Elsevier Ltd.
  6. Bothmer, R. von. 1996. Distribution and habitat preferences in the genus Hordeum in Iran and Turkey. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 98B(suppl.):112.
  7. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  8. Doebley, J. et al. 1992. Chloroplast DNA variation and the phylogeny of Hordeum (Poaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 79:576-584.
  9. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  10. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  11. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  12. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  13. Jakob, S. S. & F. R. Blattner. 2006. A chloroplast genealogy of Hordeum (Poaceae): long-term persisting haplotypes, incomplete lineage sorting, regional extinction, and the consequences for phylogenetic inference. Molec. Biol. Evol. 23:1602-1612.
  14. Linde Laursen, I. et al. 1990. Giemsa C-banded karyotypes of diploid and tetraploid Hordeum bulbosum (Poaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 172:141-150.
  15. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
  16. Park, R. F. et al. 2015. Leaf Rust of cultivated Barley: Pathology and control. Annual Rev. Phytopathol. 53:565-589. Note: this review examined the development of genetic resistance against leaf rust caused by Puccinia hordei; it distinguish 21 seedling lines carrying resistant genes and two in the adult stage; all three resistant genes, Rpb 17, Rpb 18 and Rpb 22 introgressed from Hordeum bulbosum are seedling resistant located on chromosomes 2HS and 2HL
  17. Petersen, G. 1991. Intergeneric hybridization between Hordeum and Secale (Poaceae) I. Crosses and development of hybrids. Nordic J. Bot. 11:253-270.
  18. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  19. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  20. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  21. Rosengurtt, B. et al. 1970. Gramineas Uruguayas
  22. Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:390.
  23. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  24. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  25. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  26. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbulbous barley  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchorge bulbeuse  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanKnollengerste  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishknylkorn  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya n.e.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco n.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan s.Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan s.Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan n.Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq n.Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. CreteTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania s.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.e. & CorsicaEuro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  Rosengurtt, B. et al. 1970. Gramineas Uruguayas
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:390.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:390.
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Libya (n.e.), Morocco (n.), Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan (n.), Cyprus, Iran, Iraq (n.), Israel, Jordan, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan (s.), Uzbekistan (s.)
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania (s.), Serbia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (s.e. & Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Ecuador
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Uruguay
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: United States

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  4. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
  5. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  6. Rosengurtt, B. et al. 1970. Gramineas Uruguayas
  7. Soreng, R. J. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:390.
  8. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  9. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  10. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  11. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
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=19270. Accessed 15 April 2026.