1、 Stem difference

The stem of wheat is upright and tufted, with 6 to 7 nodes, 60 to 100 cm high and 5 to 7 mm in diameter. The sheath of leaves loosely wraps the stem, the tongue is membranous, about 1 mm long, and the leaves are long lanceolate

Barley stalks are stout, smooth, glabrous, erect, about 50 to 100 cm high, with lanceolate auricles on both sides. The leaves are 9 to 20 cm long and 7 to 20 mm wide, flat

2、 Flower difference

The spike of wheat is erect, about 5 to 10 cm long and about 1 to 1.5 cm wide. The spikelet contains 3 to 9 flowers

Barley panicles are 3 to 8 cm long and about 1.5 cm in diameter

3、 Fruit difference

The wheat fruit has a yellowish brown pericarp, which is flat, round or oval. The two ends of the fruit are slightly pointed or blunt, with starch grains inside. The powder of the fruit is white and has yellowish brown pericarp patches

Barley caryopsis is oval, and the grain of the fruit is wrapped by lemma shell