Barley

Barley
	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
	List 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.; ;

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) ^[3]