Hordeum vulgarediffers from H. distichonprimarily in having all 6 rows of spikelets maturing seed. Flowers Dec.-Jun (3 records).
LoM, MuM, Wim, VVP, VRiv, MSB, MuF, GipP, Gold, CVU, DunT, NIS, HSF, Strz. is represented in the Melbourne Herbarium by only three collections (1977, 1983, 1987), all from suburban Melbourne (beside footpaths and/or creeks).
Virtually all barley now cultivated in Victoria is one of several strains of H. distichon(see notes under that species).
