Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationHordeum vulgare
Hordeum vulgare
FamilyGenus: Hordeumnicht heimisch in Deutschland
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
Hordeum vulgare is an introduced and established broad-leaved grass in Great Britain, reaching about 0.9 metres in height. It flowers from May to July, offering limited nectar and pollen to pollinators.
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Larval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
Current evidence does not contain an assessment of the species’ ecological impact in Great Britain.
Annual cycle
Flowering has been recorded from May to July. Additional seasonal details are not documented in the data.
Safety note
No safety hazards are documented in the available evidence.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
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Moisture
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Soil
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Bloom time
Mai – Jul
Nectar value
2
Pollen value
2
Growth form
Gras
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.938 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
No specific cultivation or care guidance is present in the provided dataset.
Scientific profile
Hordeum vulgare is a terrestrial, non-woody broad-leaved grass that typically attains a height of approximately 0.94 metres. The leaf area averages 2,155 mm² and its diaspores weigh around 40 mg. In Great Britain, the species is not native; it has been introduced and is now established. Flowering occurs from May through July, during which it provides a low level of nectar and pollen (both rated 2). Its natural distribution includes parts of Africa, Middle Asia, Western Asia, China and Mongolia.
Host relationships
1 species use this plant as a host
Hydraecia micacea
Other flower visitors
3 other species visit the flowers
Cirrospilus vittatusHemiptarsenus unguicellusDiglyphus isaea
Sources & data origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•pollinator_interactions
•EuPPollNet — Kuppler et al. (2025), DOI: 10.1111/geb.70000 (CC BY 4.0)
•Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI) — Pocock et al. (2022), DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3801 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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