Avena sativa
Common names
oat
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Grasses
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Poaceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1832
Origin
Eurasia and N. Africa
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.
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