Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Avena fatua Linnaeus
(Wild Oats)


Family: Poaceae

Status: Exotic

Synonyms:
None

Avena fatua is an annual with spikelets that have mostly 2 florets. It has awns that are bent at nearly a right angle and hair on the lemmas. The glumes are very evident and papery.
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Avena fatua, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, Oct. 28, 2007



Avena fatua, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, Oct. 28, 2007



Avena fatua, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Ridge Road, April 21, 2009



Avena fatua, short but acute teeth on long awned lemma and many nerved glumes, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Ridge Road, April 21, 2009



Avena fatua, closeup of floret with fishmouth scar at callus, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Ridge Road, April 21, 2009


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