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PLANTS

Foxtail barley

Hordeum jubatum

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Foxtail barley, photo 1 of 5
Foxtail barley, In flower
Foxtail barley, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in fields and on the coast.

There are 573 observations of Foxtail barley in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Montréal and Montérégie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent88
  2. Montréal80
  3. Montérégie66
  4. Capitale-Nationale59
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue53
  6. Côte-Nord49
  7. Nord-du-Québec37
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine34
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches25
  10. Outaouais22
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean19
  12. Estrie13
  13. Lanaudière8
  14. Laval7
  15. Laurentides7
  16. Mauricie4
  17. Centre-du-Québec2

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains
MarshAlexander Rumpel
ShorelineGilles Douaire

Similar species

BarleyHordeum vulgare
Meadow barleyHordeum brachyantherum
Green bristlegrassSetaria viridis
WitchgrassPanicum capillare
Foxtail fescueFestuca myuros
Great Plains wildryeElymus canadensis
CheatgrassBromus tectorum