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Hordelymus europaeus (L.) Jess. ex Harz

wood barley (Poaceae / Gramineae)

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Hordelymus europaeus is a rare grass of woodland edges over limestone or chalk; it is fairly common in the Chilterns and central Cotswolds but rare elsewhere.

Hambleden (VC24: Buckinghamshire); 2019-08-17

 wood barley / Hordelymus europaeus: _Hordelymus europaeus_ is a rare grass of woodland edges over limestone or chalk; it is fairly common in the Chilterns and central Cotswolds but rare elsewhere.

The inflorescences of Hordelymus europaeus are like a mixture of Hordeum and Elymus, with spikelets in groups of 3; the pairs of long glumes are fused together at the base.

Hambleden (VC24: Buckinghamshire); 2019-08-17

 wood barley / Hordelymus europaeus: The inflorescences of _Hordelymus europaeus_ are like a mixture of _Hordeum_ and _Elymus_, with spikelets in groups of 3; the pairs of long glumes are fused together at the base.

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