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Avena sativa L.
common oat

   
Symbol: AVSA
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
L48    I
AK    I
HI    I
PR    I
CAN    W
GL    W
SPM    W



Photograph of Avena sativa L.
Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory.
 
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Synonyms:
Avena sativa L.

  AVBY Avena byzantina K. Koch
  AVFAS Avena fatua L. var. sativa (L.) Hausskn.
  AVSAO Avena sativa L. var. orientalis (Schreb.) Alef.
 

Distribution by State:
Avena sativa L.

Distributional Map for Avena sativa L.
Distribution Map Legend

Avena sativa L. distribution:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NM, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Avena sativa L.

341 genera in Poaceae, 11 species in Avena
 

Classification:
Avena sativa L.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass   Commelinidae
Order   Cyperales
Family   Poaceae – Grass family
Genus   Avena L. – oat
Species   Avena sativa L. – common oat
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Avena sativa L.

wild oats

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

SWSS Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Avena sativa L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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