Latin name: Hordeum murinum L. ssp. leporinum
  (Link) Arcang.
  Pronunciation: HOR-dee-um mur-EYE-num lep-or-
  EYE-num
  Common name: Hare barley
  Family: Poaceae (Grass)
  Habitat: Waste places, fields to 5000' throughout
  much of California, Channel Islands, native to
  Europe
  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Hordeum
  2) murinum  3) leporinum
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