Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Avena sativa
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Avena sativa
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-33-001:
Avena sativa
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Avena sativa
COMMON NAME:
Domestic Oats
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_avsa_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_avsa_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120526_586b
May Spartanburg County SC
Spikelets 15-30mm long, 6-10mm wide. Glumes usually 9-nerved, glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm120526_588
May Spartanburg County SC
Leaf blades glabrous on both surfaces; sheaths glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Keith Bradley kab_avena_sativa_9106
November Berkeley County SC
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Keith Bradley kab_avena_sativa_9115
November Berkeley County SC
Panicle loose, open; branches spreading to ascending, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Avena sativa
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Avena sativa
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-33-001:
Avena sativa
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Avena sativa
3494
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Non-native: Middle East
Habitat: Fields and disturbed areas, commonly planted but not long-persistent, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Inflorescence a loose open panicle
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain yellowish
Grain
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