Hordeum trifurcatum
| Hordeum trifurcatum | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Hordeum trifurcatum (common name: egyptian 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].
Cultivated for its edible seed in N. Africa[3][4].
Range: N. Africa to W. Asia.
Habitat: Not known in a truly wild location.
Edibility: Seed - cooked[3][4][5]. The seed can be ground into a flour and used as a cereal in making bread, porridge etc[6].
Usage: The stems, after the seed has been harvested, have many uses. They are a source of fibres for making paper, a biomass for fuel etc, they can be shredded and used as a mulch[7][1].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hill, Albert. Economic Botany. The Maple Press, 1952.
- ↑ Grounds, Roger. Ornamental Grasses. Christopher Helm, 1989.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ Carruthers, S. Alternative Enterprises for Agriculture in the UK. Centre for Agricultural Strategy, Univ. of Reading, 1986.