Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Avena sativa
Avena sativa L.
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USDA Symbol: AVSAUSDA Native Status: L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (W), GL (W), SPM (W)
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Specimen & Label Data
Avena fatua var. sativa
Common Oats
Poaceae
Location: Rafter "U" Trail, Helotes, TXLatitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Roadside grade with strong gravel component.
Description: An escaped, cultivated oak, very similar to wild oats. Weak stems with broad, flat blades; quite tall to over 1 m. The infloresence is a very loose panicle with numerous awned spikelets, with only one awn.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Mar 9, 1994
Specimen number: 152
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1016
Accession Date: Mar 28, 1995
Accession Number: 81
Annotations: SXFRB (In fruit)