Bearded barley

Family Poaceae. Native to Eastern Siberia, the Far East, and North America.

Perennial herb up to 60 cm tall with erect, sparsely leaved stems bearing inflorescences of small, scale-like flowers. Grows in tufts from basal, small, silky leaves. Leaf blade narrow, no more than 0.3 cm wide. Single-flowered spikelets are grouped in threes in a compound spike up to 7 cm long. Spikelet scales thin, spreading; the lower floral scale with a long red‑violet awn up to 9 cm long. Fruit - caryopsis. Decorative for about 60 days. In cultivation since 1782.

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