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common oat |
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Avena sativa |
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| Taxonomy | Family: |
Poaceae (grass) |
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BEP clade |
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Pooideae |
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Poeae |
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Subtribe: |
Aveninae |
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| Nativity | This is a cultivated plant and is not native anywhere. Occasionally escapes cultivation, rarely persists. Not naturalized. |
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| Identification | Most of the spikelets have 2 flowers. The florets do not readily separate from the glume. The lemma is hairless. The seed head usually has no awn or an imperfectly developed awn. Sometimes it has a single, ¾″ to 1½″ long awn. When the awn is present it is straight or arched but is unbent or weakly bent, and it is not twisted. The awn drops when the seed is ripe. |
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| Similar Species |
Wild oat (Avena fatua) is a more vigorous plant. Most spikelets have 3 flowers. The florets readily separate from the glume. The lemma is densely hairy on the backside. The seed head has 2 awns that are twisted, appearing spiraled, especially near the base, and has an abrupt, knee-like bend. |
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| Range |  |
Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7. | |||||
| Sightings | Wild River State Park | ||||||
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| Synonyms | Avena byzantina Avena fatua var. sativa Avena hybrida Avena sativa var. orientalis |
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| Common Names |
common oat common oats oat oatgrass oats red oat side oat tree oat wild oats |
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