Hordeum pusillum

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Hordeum pusillum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Hordeum Species: H. pusillum
Binomial name
Hordeum pusillum L.

Hordeum pusillum or Little barley is a species of grass. It is native to the United States. The seeds are edible, and this plant was part of the Pre-Columbian Eastern Agricultural Complex of cultivated plants used by Native Americans. Before being displaced by maize agriculture, Little Barley may have been domesticated.

• USDA Little Barley
• Illinois Wild Flowers Little Barley