Hordelymus

Hordelymus
Hordelymus europaeus infected with ergot (Claviceps purpurea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Supertribe:	Triticodae
Tribe:	Triticeae
Genus:	Hordelymus Jess. ex Harz 1885 not Bachtj & Darevsk 1950
Species:	H. europaeus
Binomial name
Hordelymus europaeus (L.) Jess. ex Harz1
Synonyms2
Cuviera Koeler 1802, rejected name not Cuviera DC. 1807 (Rubiaceae) Leptothrix (Dumort.) Dumort. 1868 not Kuetzing 1843 Medusather (Griseb.) P.Candargy Elymus europaeus L. Hordeum sylvaticum Huds. Hordeum europaeum (L.) All. Cuviera europaea (L.) Koeler Leptothrix europaea (L.) Dumort. Frumentum sylvaticum E.H.L.Krause Hordeum cylindricum Murray Hordeum montanum Schrank Elymus cylindricus (Murray) Pohl Hordeum elymoides Vest ex Kunth Elymus compositus Steud. Hordeum desmoulinsii Philippe

Hordelymus is a genus of European, north African, and southwest Asian plants in the grass family.³⁴

The only known species is Hordelymus europaeus, native to Europe (from Sweden + Ireland to Spain, Italy, and Russia) as well as North Africa (Algeria + Morocco) and southwestern Asia (Turkey + Caucasus).² Wood-barley is a common name for H. europaeus.⁵

Formerly included² (see Taeniatherum)

• Hordelymus asper - Taeniatherum caput-medusae
• Hordelymus caput-medusae - Taeniatherum caput-medusae