Hordeum murinum L.

Filed As

Poaceae
Hordeum murinum L.

Collector(s)

M. H. Nee 55481, 12 Jun 2007

Location

United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. New York City. Along Bedford Park Blvd at overpass over Metro North railroad tracks.

Habitat

Unshaded weeds area along sidewalk, with Plantago major, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Cirsium arvense, Polygonum cuspidatum, Chenopodium album, Artemisia vulgaris.

Description

Seemingly common but each plant with up to ca. 150 stems in a dense clump from one annual root system, the stems decumbent at base but not rooting along stems. This species has only been noticed here until recently and it is not present in similar weedy habitats nearby, nor is it present on the adjacent New York Botanical Garden grounds. The only specimens from the New York City region at NY are: ssp leporinum (Link) Arcang.: Westchester Co.: Yonkers Wool Mill yards, 19 May 1895, E. P. Bicknell s.n.; 26 Jun 1898. E. P. Bicknell, s.n.; Yonkers, 18 Sep 1898, G.V.Nash, s.n.; Yonkers factory grounds, 3 Jun 1894, E.P.Bicknell, s.n. (NY) ssp. murinum: Bronx Co., Bronx, Port Morris, ballast grounds, 5 Jun 1901, S.H.Burnham, s.n.; New York Co.: Manhattan, northern terminus of 8th Ave., ballast, 3 Jul 1880, A. Brown, s.n. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 1729881

Occurrence ID: 24bf5cfc-51ce-4c7a-abb6-2077abc7cb05

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