Avena sativa

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Species Distribution Map
Family:POACEAE
Species:Avena sativa L.
Common Name:Common Oats
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Common Oats is an introduced annual in the Grass family (Poaceae). It is native to Eurasia. Common Oats is widely cultivated for its grain, and it is often used for erosion control on roadsides and as forage for livestock. It can be found throughout Alabama. Common Oats occurs on roadsides, in pastures, and in disturbed urban areas. It is a cespitose cool season annual with fibrous roots. The culms are erect, 1-4 feet in height, glabrous, and blueish-green in color. The leaves are linear, and scabridulous. Flowers are produced in spikelets arranged in nodding terminal panicles. The spikelets are 2-7 flowered. The glumes are large, about equal in length, and have 9-11 veins. The lemmas are un-awned or with a short straight awn. The florets do not seperate from the glumes, and remain attached to the plant even after maturity. The fruit is a grain.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, GNR (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Avena
Species Avena sativa L. - Common Oats

Citation

Citation Avena sativa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 79. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data, Herb. Clifford 25, (Avena 1) (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Baum, Taxon 23: 579. 1974.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Avena byzantina    
Avena fatua ssp. sativa    
Avena fatua var. sativa AVENA FATUA Linnaeus, var. SATIVA (Linnaeus) Haussknecht, Mitt. Geogr. Ges. (Thüringen) Jena 3: 238. 1885.   
Avena hybrida    
Avena sativa var. orientalis    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Barbour, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clarke, Clay, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Etowah, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1955 - 1974

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000015321 Lee 20 May 1959 Brady, Jr., V.E.
 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
JSU106522 Blount 29 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2990		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
JSU106534 Marshall 12 Jun 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2009		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UNA00003554 Tuscaloosa 04 May 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
UWAL0008790 Covington 15 Apr 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
3665		 UWAL
Avena sativa L.
JSU106523 Blount 29 May 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
279		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UWAL0035585 Mobile 26 Apr 2016 Horne, Howard E.
3120		 UWAL
Avena sativa Linnaeus
TROY000026521 Butler 26 Apr 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19070		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
AUA000015316 Chilton 3 May 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15310		 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
JSU156401 Chilton 13 May 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13520		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
JSU106524 Calhoun 16 Jun 1969 Day, Randy
s.n.		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UNA00003559 Tuscaloosa 4 May 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
UNA00073606 Sumter 03 May 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6446		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
TROY000026520 Barbour 04 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19164		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
USAM000012782 Mobile 24 May 1971 LeLong, Michel G.
5708		 USAM
Avena sativa Linnaeus
AUA000015318 Dale 30 May 1966 Logan, Robert
 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
TROY000026402 Chilton 03 May 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15253		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
TROY000011664 Dale 14 May 1995 Jernigan, Clay
1		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
TROY000011661 Butler 06 May 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17513		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
AUA000015326 Lee 15 May 1922 Simmons, W.Ellis
 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
AUA000015323 Lee Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
529		 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
JSU106537 Morgan 30 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2992		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
JSU106527 Cullman 20 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4868		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UNA00003559 Tuscaloosa 04 May 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
UNA00003574 Perry 15 May 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2076		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
SAMF0001732 Sumter 03 May 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6446		 SAMF
Avena sativa Linnaeus
JSU106538 Talladega 01 Jul 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
246		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UNA00003569 Tuscaloosa 20 Jun 1955 Robinson, F.D.
s.n.		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
TROY000040968 Greene 08 May 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6454		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UWAL0037886 Baldwin 27 Mar 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7702		 UWAL
Avena sativa L.
TROY000011667 Russell 24 Apr 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16277		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
JSU106525 Calhoun 16 Jun 1969 Ellard, Jerry
s.n.		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UNA00003564 Tuscaloosa 4 May 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
UNA00003529 Hale 16 May 1966 Maginness, Sherrie E.
256		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
AUA000025018 Covington 15 Apr 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
3665		 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
UWAL0044259 Baldwin 21 Mar 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
737		 UWAL
Avena sativa L.
TROY000026401 Chilton 03 May 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15310		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
AUA000026980 Baldwin 15 May 2008 Barger, T. Wayne
PERD-373		 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
TROY000044512 Franklin 16 May 2014 England, J. Kevin
4845		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UWAL0011752 Greene 08 May 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6454		 UWAL
Avena sativa Linnaeus
JSU106533 Marshall 21 Jun 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2075		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
JSU106529 Etowah 05 Jun 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1817		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UNA00003534 Tuscaloosa 02 May 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
AUA000015320 Lee 19 May 1980 Rush, Bob
138		 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
JSU106530 Etowah 14 Jun 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
306		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UWAL0014359 Franklin 16 May 2014 England, J. Kevin
4845		 UWAL
Avena sativa Linnaeus
TROY000033304 Montgomery 25 Apr 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21289		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
AUA000015317 Chilton 3 May 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15253		 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
TROY000011662 Crenshaw 16 Apr 1995 Woods, Michael
6500		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UWAL0011768 Sumter 03 May 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6446		 UWAL
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UWAL0008791 Talladega 23 Apr 2006 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12425		 UWAL
Avena sativa L.
TROY000011663 Dale 09 Jun 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15419		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UNA00003534 Tuscaloosa 2 May 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
JSU106535 Marshall 20 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2758		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UNA00068920 Talladega 23 Apr 2006 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12425		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
TROY000011665 Geneva 03 Apr 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18850		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
AUA000015327 Marshall 7 Jun 1960 Banks, Donald J.
206		 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
TROY000040939 Sumter 03 May 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6446		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UNA00073677 Franklin 16 May 2014 England, J. Kevin
4845		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
UNA00069034 Cherokee 22 Aug 2007 Barger, T. Wayne
380		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
JSU106532 Lee 01 May 1969 Bozarth, Gene A.
s.n.		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
TROY000026403 Talladega 23 Apr 2006 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12425		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UWAL0051231 Montgomery 21 May 1968 Kral, R.
30932		 UWAL
Avena sativa L.
TROY000030089 Covington 15 Apr 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
3665		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UNA00003554 Tuscaloosa 4 May 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
JSU106536 Marshall 20 May 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2758		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
ALNHS00002233 Clarke 15 May 2013 Horne, Howard E.
SWS-232		 ALNHS
Avena sativa L.
TROY000047279 Baldwin 27 Mar 1974 Lelong, Michel G.
7702		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
AUA000015315 Cherokee 13 Apr 1972 Hale, A.R.
152		 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
UNA00003549 Tuscaloosa 20 Jun 1955 Farmer, Joe A.
s.n.		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
UNA00003569 Tuscaloosa 20 Jun 1955 Robinson, F.D.
s.n.		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
JSU106531 Jackson 15 May 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
668		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
AUA000015328 Randolph 22 May 1978 Hight, M.Connie
307		 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
AUA000027128 Sumter 3 May 2011 Keener, Brian R.
6446		 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
UNA00069712 Covington 15 Apr 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
3665		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
JSU106528 Cullman 20 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4868		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UNA00003564 Tuscaloosa 04 May 1955 Mallory, Jack C.
s.n.		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
ALNHS00006374 Dale 03 Apr 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4317		 ALNHS
Avena sativa L.
AUA000015325 Lee 20 Apr 1955 Alford, H.G.
 AUA
Avena Sativa L.
JSU106526 Clay 06 Sep 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
3465		 JSU
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UNA00003544 Tuscaloosa 22 May 1974 Carlson, J. Terry
50		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
TROY000011666 Pike 10 May 1995 Martin, Joe
98		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
UWAL0037131 Jefferson 23 Apr 2016 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14569		 UWAL
Avena sativa L.
UNA00003544 Tuscaloosa 22 May 1974 Carlson, Terry
50		 UNA
Avena sativa L.
TROY000026400 Calhoun 21 Dec 2001 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11081		 TROY
Avena sativa Linnaeus
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