Avena
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This article is about cereal grass plants. For other uses, see Avena (disambiguation).
"Wild oat" redirects here. For other uses, see Wild Oats (disambiguation).
Avena is a genus of Eurasian and African plants[5] in the grass family. Collectively known as the oats, they include some species which have been cultivated for thousands of years as a food source for humans and livestock.[6] They are widespread throughout Europe, Asia and northwest Africa. Several species have become naturalized in many parts of the world, and are regarded as invasive weeds where they compete with crop production. All oats have edible seeds, though they are small and hard to harvest in most species.[7][8]
Quick Facts Oats, Scientific classification ...
Oats | |
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Common wild oat (Avena fatua) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Supertribe: | Poodae |
Tribe: | Poeae |
Subtribe: | Aveninae |
Genus: | Avena L. 1753 not Scop. 1777 nor Thell. 1911[1][2] |
Type species | |
Avena sativa | |
Synonyms[4] | |
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