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Chris Grondahl   Foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum) Distribution: statewide Habitat: rangelands, hayfields, and disturbed grounds, quite salt tolerant Description: Cool-season, short-lived perennial. Seedhead has very characteristic drooping spikes with numerous fine, long, soft, straight hairs. Height: 8-30 inches Other names: Squirreltail barley Plant uses and other interesting facts: Hairs from the seeds can cause mouth sores if grazed in hay. Lakota name means "one uses it to tickle the face."