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Hordeum spontaneum

Wild barley· الشعير البري

Accession ID: OMN-PLA-0128

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Collection type
Living plant
Holding institution
National Heritage Collection (Demo)
Conservation status
Not evaluated (demo)

Overview

Scientific identity

Everything on this page is generated from the demonstration dataset and clearly labelled as such.

Taxonomy

PlantaeTracheophytaLiliopsidaPoalesPoaceaeHordeumHordeum spontaneum
Biological group
Crop wild relatives
Growth habit
Annual grass, 30–80 cm
Life cycle
Annual (winter)
Documented occurrences
7 records in demo dataset

Resource relationship explorer

Plant accession

OMN-PLA-0128

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Passport

Accession passport

Identity, origin and custody of this accession, structured along the Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors (MCPD).

Plant accession

OMN-PLA-0128

Hordeum spontaneum

الشعير البري

Demo
Country of origin
Oman
Collection location
Khasab, Musandam
Collection date
2013-05-20
Collector
A. Al-Harthy
Collecting institution
National Heritage Collection (Demo)
Donor institution
Direct field collection (Demo)
Biological status
Wild crop relative
Accession type
Living plant
Cultivar / variety
—
Original identifier
FLD-KHA-2013-137
Collection method
Whole-plant / tissue sampling
Source
Oman BioAtlas demonstration dataset

Custody timeline

CollectionRegistrationCharacterizationPreservation

Collection · 2013-05-20

National Heritage Collection (Demo)

Collected by A. Al-Harthy at Khasab (limestone mountain slopes).

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Geography

Origin & documented distribution

The highlighted point is where this accession was collected. Other points are separate documented occurrences of the same taxon in the demonstration dataset — together they are not a complete picture of the species' range.

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This accession's collection site Other documented occurrences (6)
Country of origin
Oman
Governorate
Musandam
Collection locality
Khasab
Coordinates
26.2130, 56.2610
Elevation (demo)
≈ 89 m
Habitat
Limestone mountain slopes
Ecological zone
Arid northern lowlands and wadis
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Biology

Biological profile

Growth, reproduction and ecology of this taxon as compiled for the demonstration dataset.

Stage 1

Seed / propagule

Dormant diaspora; germination cued by rain or irrigation.

Stage 2

Seedling

Establishment phase; most vulnerable to drought and browsing.

Stage 3

Vegetative growth

Annual grass, 30–80 cm

Stage 4

Flowering

Self-pollinating, brittle rachis.

Stage 5

Fruiting & dispersal

Seed dispersal.

Phenology calendar

Flowering
Fruiting
Seed maturity
Select a month to see which biological phases are documented.

Ecological profile

Habitat

Limestone mountain slopes

Ecological zone

Arid northern lowlands and wadis

Associated fauna

Pollinating insects and seed-dispersing birds (demo note)

Environmental adaptations

Wild progenitor of cultivated barleySalinity tolerance alleles

Life cycle, phenology and ecology values are demonstration compilations for this taxon, not verified field observations.

Morphology

Interactive botanical anatomy

Select a plant structure to inspect its recorded morphological characteristics. Hotspot positions are illustrative on a representative image of the biological group.

Illustration · Crop wild relatives · image pending
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Leaves

Leaf length
10–20 cm
Arrangement
Alternate (demo descriptor)
Margin
Entire to serrulate
Indumentum
Glabrous to pubescent

Leaf descriptors scored on mature foliage from the middle crown third (demo protocol).

Documented height range for this taxon: 30–80 cm.

Plant height across 6 accessions of Hordeum spontaneum

unit: cm · demo measurements

This accession is highlighted. See more traits in the Characterization section below.

Genetics

Molecular profile

DNA samples and molecular markers linked to this accession. All sequences below are synthetic demonstration output.

Associated DNA samples

DNA-PLA-0128-A

Silica-dried leaf tissue · extracted 2015

DNA-PLA-0128-B

Voucher leaf fragment · extracted 2015

SNP panel: 2,436 loci (demo)

Molecular markers

Marker
ITS (nuclear ribosomal)
Type
DNA barcode
Method
Sanger sequencing, ITS4/ITS5 primers (demo)
Length
573 bp

Sequence viewer · ITS

1ATGTTAGTGG GAAACATGCG AACGTATCTT TTATAGCTGG TAAGGTCAAA AAAGGCATGA
61AGCGTCATTC AAGGAAGTCT ATGGAGGTGT GTCTGTCTAA TCCTCTTAAT CATGAGTTAC
121AGTTCGTGGA GTTAACTTAT CATTCTCCGC CGAGTACTTC CTTGTAATAT ACTAGGCAGT
181TAATGAAGCT GTTCTCTAAG CTCCGGGGTT GTCGACGAAG TTTCGGGTGG ATTCTTGCTT
241CCGTGAGGAC CGCGTTAGTA GTATTGAATC CCGTTTTATT TAATCTTGTG CGCGGGATAC
301GTCAGTTTAT TTAGACAAGT CTGTACTCGT AGAGCACAAA TTTCTATATG TACTTCGGCA
361GTCTAGTAGC TAAAGCCATG GTTGCTCCGT TTATCGTGGT GTTTCCACTG TTGGCGAGAT
421CGGCCACGGG CTCGCCGGGC GGTTTGGTGC ATGCGTGTGC TATCTGCTCC GGACAACATG
481AAGCGGTAAT GAAATGTACT ATGTGGTTCT ATCCATTGTT ATGAATTGTG AACGTGGCTC
541CTCCTACAGA CTTATGGGAG GACCAGGCGA GTA

Demo molecular characterization batch — sequences are synthetic and must not be used for identification. Genetic relationship analyses (e.g. dendrograms) are only shown when derived from verified input data — none exist in this demonstration dataset, so none are fabricated here.

Conservation

Conservation & preservation

Status, threats and preservation activities for this accession. Seed storage is a preservation action, not by itself a verified species-level conservation outcome.

Status

Not evaluated (demo)

No verified IUCN or national assessment is linked to this demonstration record. A production system would display only source-verified classifications.

Endemism

Native to Oman (demo note)

Documented threats

OvergrazingGene flow from crops

In situ vs ex situ

In situ — natural habitat

Population monitored in natural habitat (demo programme note)

Ex situ — managed collection

Long-term seed storage at the national seed bank (demo)

Herbarium cabinet, climate-controlled (demo protocol)

Seed viability monitoring

Latest germination: 75%Last test: 2019

Viability and germination series are synthetic demonstration values illustrating the monitoring workflow.

Characterization

Characterization intelligence

Explore the demonstration measurements recorded for this taxon's accessions.

Trait heatmap · normalised per trait

AccessionPlant heightcmLeaf lengthcmSeed lengthmm100-seed weightgGermination%
…0008
44
14.1
9.3
2.81
86
…0026
54
14.4
8.6
2.29
86
…0047
77
10.6
9.2
3.39
89
…0062
73
18.9
7.5
2.72
96
…0086
30
17.2
9.6
3.66
85
…0128 ←
61
10.1
8
2.68
88

Colour intensity is scaled within each trait column; values are not comparable across columns.

Characterization events

2015-10-03

Field descriptor scoring (demo IPGRI-style list)

Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · A. Al-Harthy

Plant heightLeaf lengthGrowth habit

2016-03-17

Seed lot evaluation (demo protocol)

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · S. Al-Rawahi

Seed length100-seed weightGermination

Scientific observations

Research & provenance

Scientific data provenance

Where each dataset came from and how it was produced — the traceability backbone of the platform.

Original observation2013-05-20

Field collection and voucher

National Heritage Collection (Demo) · Direct field observation

Imported external data2014-02-14

Passport descriptors (MCPD)

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · Manual registration

Generated research data2015-10-03

Characterization dataset

Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · Descriptor scoring

Generated research data2015-11-30

DNA barcode sequences

University Microbiology Lab (Demo) · Sanger sequencing (synthetic demo output)

Compiled reference data2016-05-21

Conservation and storage summary

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · Curatorial compilation

No publications are linked to this demonstration record. In production, associated publications and projects would be linked via DOI from verified sources, with validation status and last-updated dates per dataset.

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