Hordeum glaucum

Steud.

Colazorra

PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
Hordeum glaucum
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Hordeum glaucum
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Hordeum glaucum
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds

The seeds are eaten in pinole.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Australia, Central Asia, North America, Tajikistan, Tasmania, USA,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, St Kitts & Nevis, Kazakhstan, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent

How to Identify

A temperate grass with seeds that are eaten.

References (2)
  • Bocek, B. R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2): 240-255
  • Tasmanian Vascular Plant Census 2017

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