Hordeum jubatum
Squirrel-tail Taxonomy
Synonyms: Subspecific taxa: Classification: Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI Images
   
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Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: No Information Notes: Origin: Native
Species Description
General: Monocot, perennial Roots: adventitious, fibrous Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Parallel leaf venation; awl-shaped leaf shape Inflorescence: spike Flowers: perfect, other; 3 merous; complete; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: grain Physiology: autotrophic; C3 C02 fixation Reproduction: sexual
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: Species is distributed along highways, in weedy habitats. It is also found along railroads, tolerant of salinity and silting (as along highways). ILPIN Notes: Lateral spikelets are pedicellate and of only awns. Hitchcock, A.S. 1950. A Manual of the Grasses of the United States. United States Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. 1051 pp. Species is densely tufted. It has long-awned spikelets which make this "one of the most attractive grasses in Illinois. Young inflorescences sometimes are a beautiful rose-purple. This is a troublesome weed, especially in irrigated meadows. Functional Relationships:
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