| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Northern Mountains; disjunct to Wake County (field in south Raleigh, in 1947). A Hoke County collection is actually H. pusillum.
Native to the western and northern U.S. and Canada; adventive or planted southeastward. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. The montane populations were found in 2007 and 2010. | |
| Habitat | Road median, gravel parking lot, field. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting May-August. | |
| Identification | Foxtail Barley is a beautiful grass, due to the large, leaning or arching inflorescence and very long awns, which shimmer a golden-straw color in the breeze. Many plants are tinged a pale rosy color to boot. Plants typically grow 1-2 feet tall. | |
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| State Rank | SE? | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
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| USACE-agcp | FAC link |
| USACE-emp | FAC link |
