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Avena sativa L.
common oat
Symbol: AVSA
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Plant Synonyms:
AVSA Avena sativa L.
 

AVBY

Avena byzantina K. Koch
 

AVFAS

Avena fatua L. var. sativa (L.) Hausskn.
 

AVHY

Avena hybrida Peterm. ex Reichenb. p.p.
 

AVSAO

Avena sativa L. var. orientalis (Schreb.) Alef.
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Plant Distribution by State

Avena sativa L.

AVSA

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Related Taxa:
Avena sativa L.

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 9 species in Avena

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Classification:
Avena sativa L.

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    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

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Invasive Information:
Avena sativa L.
        wild oats
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 

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Introduced Information:
Avena sativa L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Avena sativa L.

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41459.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Avena sativa L.

    Pooideae (Poaceae) in Australia: species description
    Purdue University, Center for New Crops & Plants Products: abstract & bibliography

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