Avena fatua

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Avena
Species:	Avena fatua L.
Common Name	Wild Oat
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Currently no photos are available for this plant.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Avena fatua subsp. meridionalis	Avena fatua subsp. meridionalis Malzev
Avena fatua var. fatua	Avena fatua var. fatua
Avena fatua var. glabrata	Avena fatua var. glabrata Peterm.
Avena fatua var. glabrescens	Avena fatua var. glabrescens
Avena fatua var. intermedia	Avena fatua var. intermedia Hartman
Avena fatua var. vilis	Avena fatua var. vilis (Wallr.) Hausskn.
Avena intermedia	Avena intermedia Lindgr.
Avena lanuginosa	Avena lanuginosa Gilib.
Avena meridionalis	Avena meridionalis (Malzev) Roshev.
Avena patens	Avena patens St.-Lag.
Avena sativa var. fatua	Avena sativa var. fatua (L.) Fiori
Avena sativa var. sericea	Avena sativa var. sericea Hook. f.
Avena septentrionalis	Avena septentrionalis Malzev
Avena vilis	Avena vilis Wallr.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Fulton (KY), DeKalb (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: HTTU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -