PLANTS Profile for Avena (oat)

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PLANTS Profile

Avena L.
oat

Symbol:

AVENA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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More Information:

Images:
Avena L.

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Distribution:
Avena L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Avena L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Avena abyssinica
Abyssinian oat

Avena barbata
slender oat

Avena brevis

Avena fatua
wild oat

Avena hybrida

Avena maroccana
Moraccan oat

Avena nuda
naked oat

Avena occidentalis
western oat

Avena sativa
common oat

Avena sterilis
animated oat

Avena strigosa
lopsided oat

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Avena 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

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Avena L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Minor		Minor		Low		Moderate
Yarrow	Minor				Minor		Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Avena L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41455.

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

Time Generated: 11/03/2008 03:01 AM MST