Hordeum murinum
| Hordeum murinum | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Hordeum murinum (common name: mouse barley)
Propagation: Seed - sow in situ in March or October and only just cover the seed. Make sure the soil surface does not dry out if the weather is dry. Germination takes place within 2 weeks.
Cultivation: Succeeds in most soils and in climates ranging from sub-arctic to sub-tropical[1]. Easily grown in light soils[2].
Range: Europe to N. Africa.
Habitat: Disturbed ground and dry grassland[3].
Edibility: Seed - cooked. Used as a piñole[4][5][6]. Only used when easier and better foods were not available[6]. The seed can be ground into a flour and used as a cereal in making bread, porridge etc.
Medicinal: A decoction of the plant has been used in the treatment of bladder ailments[6].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Hill, Albert. Economic Botany. The Maple Press, 1952.
- ↑ Grounds, Roger. Ornamental Grasses. Christopher Helm, 1989.
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.