Avena fatua
Common names
wild oat
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Grasses
Simplified description
Root system extensive and fibrous. Stems smooth, stout, 0.3–1.2 m high. Leaves 7.5–20cm long, resembling those of tame oats. Spikelets distinguished by long dark awns, the lower part twisted, the upper parts bent sharply at right angles to twisted parts. (Wax, Fawcett, Isley eds. 1981).
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Ecology
Year naturalised
1872
Origin
Eurasia and N. Africa
Life cycle and dispersal
Reproduces by seed. Seeds vary from white to yellow, brown, grey, or black; are usually hairy, especially near base.
Other information
Etymology
avena: Ancient Latin name for oats.
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
AVEFAT
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Wax LM, Fawcett RS, Isley D, eds. 1981. Weeds of the North Central States. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Agriculture, Illinois, USA. 303 p.