Plant IdentificationCommon name: barley grass, hordeumBotanical Name: Hordeum vulgareFamily name: PoaceaeLocation: Orange, NSWDate: 12th April 2009Collector: John PoulakisHabitat: An annual grass capable of growing in a wide range of climatic conditions particularly under cool conditions.Economic significance: A cereal grain mainly used for animal feed. Also used as a key ingredient in beer and whisky production and for human consumption. Ranked fourth largest produced cereal crop in the world.
