Hordeum jubatum L.
Foxtail barley
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8/28/2014 · Eagle Nest Lake, Eagle Nest, New Mexico · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Commelinidae | Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others |
| Order | Cyperales | Flowering plants including grasses |
| Family | Poaceae | Grasses (but not sedges or rushes) |
| Genus | Hordeum | An ancient Latin name for barley, meaning “bristly,” for the long awns |
| Species | jubatum | Crested, with long awns |
Hordeum jubatum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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