Hordeum marinum, Hordeum geniculatum, Hordeum hystrix, Hordeum gussoneanum,
Barley-Grass, Mediterranean Barley, Seaside barley,
Hebrew: שעורה נימית, Arabic: شعير بحري

Scientific name:		Hordeum geniculatum All.
Synonym name:		Hordeum hystrix Roth, Hordeum gussoneanum Parl., Hordeum marinum Hudson ssp. gussoneanum (Parl.) Thell.
Common name:		Wall Barley, Barley-Grass, Mediterranean Barley
Hebrew name:		שעורה נימית
Arabic name:		شعير بحري
Family:		Graminea (Poaceae), Grass Family, משפחת הדגניים

Life form:		Therophyte, annual
Stems:		Culms up to 60 cm high, tufted or solitary, erect or geniculately ascending
Leaves:		Alternate, entire
Inflorescence:		2-5 cm long, 0.6-2 cm broad
Flowers:		Inflorescence: 1.5–7 cm, 5–20 mm wide, green to purple
Fruits / pods:		Caryopsis, grain
Flowering Period:		March, April, May
Habitat:		Salty habitats
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:		Med - Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Derivation of the botanical name: Hordeumm, Latin name for barley. geniculatum, bent sharply like a knee. hystrix, bristly, porcupine-like. gussoneanum, after Giovanni Gussone (1787-1866), an Italian botanist from Naples. marinum, growing by or in the sea. The Hebrew name: se'ora, שעורה - "barley" is related to se'ar, שער - "hair", and literally means "the hairy or bearded (grain)". The standard author abbreviation All is used to indicate Carlo Allioni (1728 – 1804), an Italian physician and professor of botany at the University of Turin. The standard author abbreviation Roth is used to indicate Albrecht Wilhelm Roth (1757 – 1834), a German physician and botanist. The standard author abbreviation Parl. is used to indicate Filippo Parlatore (1816 – 1877), an Italian botanist. The standard author abbreviation Hudson is used to indicate William Hudson (1730 – 1793), a British botanist and apothecary. The standard author abbreviation Thell. is used to indicate Albert Thellung (1881 – 1928), a Swiss botanist.