Participant Info

Species

Hordeum jubatum [Critesion jubatum] [Elymus jubatum]

Family

Poaceae

CommonName

Foxtail barley, squirrel-tail grass

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1873

LatestDate

2023

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland, foothill, montane

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

La Veta

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Blanca Wetlands, Monte Vista

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Comments

NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. Foxtail barley has been recorded in the Watershed from the two basins, and from the foothills through the montane in the west-side ranges but not in the east-side. Hordeum jubulatum tolerates alkaline conditions and adapts to disturbed mesic ground, for instance the sandy bank of a reservoir, along a railroad right of way, in irrigated meadows, etc. According to Shaw (2008) the species has poor grazing value, since the awn can damage the faces of animals. Its USA distribution is extensive, common and native in all Western states, the Great Plains, and the upper mid-West, and adventive eastward around the Great Lakes and in New England. It follows the Rio Grande drainage completely through New Mexico to the western tip of Texas.

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