Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Avena from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
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
COMMON NAME:
Domestic Oats
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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.
JK Marlow jkm120526_588
May Spartanburg County SC
Leaf blades glabrous on both surfaces; sheaths glabrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Keith Bradley kab_avena_sativa_9115
November Berkeley County SC
Panicle loose, open; branches spreading to ascending, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.