[Barley Grasses: The Genus Hordeum in Mount Adams Country]

Foxtail Barley

Hordeum jubatum

Inflorescence of Foxtail Barley:Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum (Synonym: Critesion jubatum)m

A close-up of the inflorescence of what might be foxtail barley as seen along the Dalles Mt. Road in the Columbia River Gorge........May 10, 2009.

Inflorescence of Foxtail Barley, Squirreltail: Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum (Synonyms: Critesion jubatum, Hordeum jubatum var. jubatum) - Inflorescence and stem leaf of Foxtail Barley, Squirreltail: Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum (Synonyms: Critesion jubatum, Hordeum jubatum var. jubatum)

A close-up of the inflorescence of what appears to be foxtail barley as seen in Page Springs Campground (BLM), Steens Mountain of southeastern Oregon..............June 2, 2012. The auricles, which are well developed, are barely visible at the base of the stem leaf, which is 7 mm or so wide.
Paul Slichter