Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum is a subspecies of Hordeum murinum

Hordeum murinum

Hordeum murinum, commonly known as wall barley or false barley, is a species of grass.They can grow to 30 cm in height and its unbranched spikes can reach 10 cm long. It is quite widespread and common. It grows during May - July in mainly costal areas...

(Wall Barley).

Its common names include hare barley, mouse barley, and barley grass.

Taxonomy

It was first published at species rank as Hordeum leporinum by Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link

Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link

Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link was a German naturalist and botanist.Link was born at Hildesheim as a son of the minister August Heinrich Link , who taught him the love for nature through collection of 'natural objects'...

 in 1834. In 1882 it was demoted to a subspecies of H. murinum by Giovanni Arcangeli

Giovanni Arcangeli

Giovanni Arcangeli was an Italian botanist from Florence.In 1862 he earned his degree in natural sciences from the University of Pisa, where he later became an instructor and professor...

. Nonetheless some herbaria maintain it at species rank.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to Europe, northern Africa and temperate Asia; and is widely naturalised elsewhere.