Pronunciation: HOR-dee-um in-ter-SEE-dens
Common name: Bobtail barley
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Vernal pools, dry, saline streambeds,
alkaline flats to 3000', cismontane So. Cal. and
Channel Islands
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Hordeum
2) intercedens