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Avena sterilis L.
animated oat

       
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Avena sterilis L.

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Distribution:
Avena sterilis L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA, NJ, OR, PA), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Avena sterilis L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 11 species in Avena or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Avena sterilis L. ssp. ludoviciana (Durieu) Gillet & Magne [excluded]. .
Avena sterilis ssp. ludoviciana
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Avena sterilis L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Avena L. – oat
Species Avena sterilis L. – animated oat
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Avena sterilis L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
animated oat              Noxious weed
Alabama:
animated oat              Class A noxious weed
California:
animated oat              Quarantine
Florida:
animated oat, wild oat              Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
animated oat              Prohibited
Minnesota:
animated oat              Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
animated oat              Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
animated oat              Quarantine
South Carolina:
sterile oats              Plant pest
Vermont:
animated oat              Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Avena sterilis L.

animated oat

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Avena sterilis L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Avena sterilis L.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41460.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

Related Web Sites:
Avena sterilis L.

Pooideae (Poaceae) in Australia: species description

Spain-Universitat de les Illes Balears

 
 
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