Entry Detail


little barley


Entry Type:  
Species
Scientific Name:  
Common Name:  
little barley
Myaamia Name:  
Habitats:  
Dry Prairie grasslands, Wet Prairie grasslands with flooding, Human-Disturbed Areas

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Myaamia Archival Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Archival Data Comments
Thieret, J.W. 2001 Related Info 

A relative of the cultivated barley H. vulgare, little barley is extremely abundant in some areas.

Bush L. L. 2003 Related Info 

Archaeological studies in central and south-central Indiana revealed that little barley was either cultivated or "strongly encouraged in wild stands" by indigenous peoples during the Late Woodland period prior to 700 A.D. through 1450 A.D.

Botanical Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
Gleason, H.A. and Cronquist, A. 1991 Habitat 

A native weedy species occurring in moist areas including oldfields, pastures, other human-disturbed areas throughout the U.S. including eastern and western Myaamia lands.

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