Botanical name of barley is –

🔑 Key Points
Barley
🌿 Family: Poaceae/Graminae
🌿 Chromosome number: 2n = 14
🌿 Protein content: 11.5%
🌿 Huskless variety of barley: Dolma

📝 Additional Information

Zea mays: Botanical name of Maize.
Setaria italica: Botanical name of Foxtail millet/Italian millet.
📌 Important Points
Varietal Groups of Barley
🌱 Hordeum vulgare
→ Characteristics: Six-rowed barley.
🌱 Hordeum irregulare
→ Characteristics: Can be either six-rowed or two-rowed.
🌱 Hordeum distichon
→ Characteristics: Only two-rowed barley.