Taeniatherum caput-medusae (TANCR)[Overview]| EPPO Global Database

Taeniatherum caput-medusae(TANCR)

Basic information

Notes

Mediterranean, Black Sea, Caucasus, Western Asia, Central Asia. Introduced in USA (western, eastern), South America (Chile), Australia (South)

WSSA list of weeds in North America. An aggressive invader of disturbed sites in western USA. USDA Noxious Weed.

Other scientific names

Name	Authority
Elymus caput-medusae	Linnaeus
Elymus caput-medusae subsp. crinitus	(Schreber) Nyman
Elymus crinitus	Schreber
Hordeum asperum	(Simonkai) Degen
Hordeum caput-medusae	(Linnaeus) Cosson & Durieu
Hordeum crinitum	(Schreber) Desfontaines
Taeniatherum asperum	(Simonkai) Nevski
Taeniatherum crinitum	(Schreber) Nevski

Common names

Name	Language
medusa-head	English (US)
Medusa-head rye	English
Medusenhaupthaargerste	German
Medusenhauptstrandroggen	German
élymus tête-de-méduse	French
millet tête de Méduse	French
orge chevelue	French
téniathérum tête de Méduse	French
tête de Méduse	French
espiga erizada	Spanish
rompesacos	Spanish
orzo testa di medusa	Italian
cabeça-de-medusa	Portuguese
medusagräs	Swedish
лентоостник	Russian
лентоостник длинноволосый	Russian
лентоостник шероховатый	Russian
kılçıkarpası	Turkish
mal'enet arukkat-mal'anim	Hebrew
מַלְעֶנֶת אֲרֻכַּת-מַלְעָנִים	Hebrew
medúzafű	Hungarian
грапав ечемик	Bulgarian
дългоосилест ечемик	Bulgarian
медузина глава	Bulgarian
cap de medusa	Catalan
маљеница	Serbian
pýrovník medúzia hlava	Slovak
стрічкоосник довговолосий	Ukrainian
стрічкоосник шорсткий	Ukrainian

Taxonomy