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Family: Poaceae   Grass Family
Plant group comprising one of the largest families of flowering plants. Formerly referred to as Graminae.

Genus: Avena   Oat
Genus of 10-15 species of grasses, native to Europe, Asia and northwest Africa. Tribe Aveneae.

Scientific Name: Avena sativa L.
Common Name(s): Common Oat, Tame Oat, Oats, Red Oat, Side Oat, Tree Oat
Growth Type: annual
Species Description:


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plant imageCaption: plant image

ID: Hrb-AVESA-003
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): mature
A field of oats.Caption: A field of oats.

ID: Hrb-AVESA-006
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): mature
Field of heading oats.Caption: Field of heading oats.

ID: Hrb-AVESA-016
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense, mature
Maturing oat's panicle inflorescence.Caption: Maturing oat's panicle inflorescence.

ID: Hrb-AVESA-011
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescence, mature
Maturing oats' panicle inflorescence.Caption: Maturing oats' panicle inflorescence.

ID: Hrb-AVESA-008
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescence, mature
Oat collar with an open sheath.Caption: Oat collar with an open sheath.

ID: Hrb-AVESA-005
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf
Oat plots in Waseca, Minnesota.Caption: Oat plots in Waseca, Minnesota.

ID: Hrb-AVESA-002
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): mature
Oat seedlings.Caption: Oat seedlings.

ID: Hrb-AVESA-007
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): seedling
Oat seeds.Caption: Oat seeds.

ID: Hrb-AVESA-010
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): seed
Oat stems and collar.Caption: Oat stems and collar.

ID: Hrb-AVESA-004
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, stem
Oats in a vegetative stage.Caption: Oats in a vegetative stage.

ID: Hrb-AVESA-009
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): vegetative
Oats in the fifth leaf vegetative stage in a field.Caption: Oats in the fifth leaf vegetative stage in a field.

ID: Hrb-AVESA-001
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): vegetative