# Barley

| Barley |
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| Drawing of Barley |
| Scientific classification  |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Monocots |
| *Clade*: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | *Hordeum* |
| Species: | H. vulgare |
| Binomial name |
| Hordeum vulgare L. |
| Synonyms |
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* + *Frumentum hordeum* E.H.L.Krause nom. illeg.
	+ *Frumentum sativum* E.H.L.Krause
	+ *Hordeum aestivum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum americanum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum bifarium* Roth
	+ *Hordeum brachyatherum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum caspicum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum coeleste* (L.) P.Beauv.
	+ *Hordeum daghestanicum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum defectoides* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum durum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum elongatum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum gymnodistichum* Duthie
	+ *Hordeum heterostychon* P.Beauv. [Spelling variant]
	+ *Hordeum hexastichon* L.
	+ *Hordeum hibernaculum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum hibernans* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum himalayense* Schult.
	+ *Hordeum hirtiusculum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum horsfordianum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum ircutianum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum jarenskianum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum juliae* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum kalugense* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum karzinianum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum kiarchanum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum laevipaleatum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum lapponicum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum leptostachys* Griff.
	+ *Hordeum macrolepis* A.Braun
	+ *Hordeum mandshuricum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum mandshuroides* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum michalkowii* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum nekludowii* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum nigrum* Willd.
	+ *Hordeum pamiricum* Vavilov nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum parvum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum pensanum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum polystichon* Haller
	+ *Hordeum praecox* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum pyramidatum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum revelatum* (Körn.) A.Schulz
	+ *Hordeum sativum* Jess. nom. illeg.
	+ *Hordeum sativum* Pers. nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum scabriusculum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum septentrionale* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum stassewitschii* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum strobelense* Chiov.
	+ *Hordeum taganrocense* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum tanaiticum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum tetrastichum* Stokes
	+ *Hordeum transcaucasicum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum violaceum* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Hordeum walpersii* R.E.Regel nom. inval.
	+ *Secale orientale* Schreb. ex Roth nom. inval.
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*Hordeum vulgare*
**Barley** is a member of the grass family of plants. Its seeds are a cereal grain. It is a staple food of humans and other animals, and it is one of mankind's oldest crops. It can be made into flour or beer.

Its Latin name is *Hordeum vulgare*. Barley is an annual plant.

## Production

The world's biggest barley producers (2007)|  Rank  | Country |  quantity  (in t) |  rank  | Country |  quantity  (in t) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|    1 |  Russia    | 15.663.110 |    9 |  United Kingdom    | 5.149.000 |
|    2 |  Canada    | 11.822.100 |    10 |  United States    | 4.611.940 |
|    3 |  Spain    | 11.684.000 |    11 |  Poland    | 4.065.800 |
|    4 |  Germany    | 11.034.200 |    12 |  China    | 3.851.000 |
|    5 |  France    | 9.472.000 |    13 |  Denmark    | 3.104.200 |
|    6 |  Turkey    | 7.423.000 |    14 |  Iran    | 3.000.000 |
|    7 |  Ukraine    | 6.000.000 |    15 |  Kazakhstan    | 2.600.000 |
|    8 |  Australia    | 5.920.000 |     | World    | 136.207.179 |
| *Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)* |