Hordeum bulbosum - Bulbous barley

Bulbous barley (Hordeum bulbosum) is a perennial wild grass of Mediterranean dry grassland and phrygana scrub, native from S. Europe to temperate Asia and North Africa. Its grain can be ground into flour for bread or porridge, and it has been trialled as a perennial grain crop.¹

Inputs

• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Fibre¹
• Biomass¹
• Mulch¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	1.2

Footnotes

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