Family: Poaceae
oats
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Stephen L. Solheim
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Avena: Latin for oats
Plants: annual grass
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Introduced - escaped
Plants: annual grass
Hazardous: Careful, this plant is hazardous!
Conservation Status: Introduced - escaped
Along roadsides and railroads, fields, gravel areas, dumps, sand pits, on newly graded bare soil. Native to Eurasia and first collected in 1894. This species is often planted as a cover crop after highway projects and occasionally escapes.
Flora of North America: Flora of North America USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Grasses of Iowa: Detailed photographs, descriptions, maps USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc. USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc. Purple Sage - Ethnobotanical Information: Detailed usage, preparation, and other helpful information Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
Stephen L. Solheim
Michael Clayton
Arthur Meeks
Kurt Stüber
Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
