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Avena sativa L.
Common oat

Avena sativa

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Old World; widely cultivated and naturalized.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For an image of an herbarium specimen collected in Miami-Dade County by Alan Herndon in 1981, visit the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

Synonyms: A. fatua var. sativa.

Other data on Avena sativa available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Avena sativa has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Everglades National Park Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Naturalized

Avena sativa has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Naturalized
Monroe County (Keys) Not Native, Naturalized

Avena sativa has been found in the following habitat :
Disturbed Upland

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Avena sativa