Taxon:  Avena sativa L.



Summary
Genus:
Avena
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Aveninae
Nomen number:
6123
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:79.  1753
Verified:
01/28/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2282 (2169  active, 2129  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Avena sativa L. subsp. sativa
Avena sativa L. var. sativa

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Avena fatua L. subsp. sativa (L.) Thell.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Avena byzantina K. Koch
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. anopla Mordv.
Avena orientalis Schreb.
Avena sativa L. var. aristata Schltdl.
Avena sativa Körn. var. brunnea Körn.
Avena sativa L. var. cinerea Körn.
Avena sativa L. var. diffusa Neilr.
Avena sativa L. var. eligulata Vavilov ex Mordv.
Avena sativa L. var. flava Körn.
Avena sativa L. var. inermis Körn.
Avena sativa L. var. ligulata Vavilov ex Mordv.
Avena sativa L. var. montana Alef.
Avena sativa L. var. mutica Schltdl.
Avena sativa L. var. nigra Schrank
Avena sativa L. var. obtusata Alef.
Avena sativa L. var. orientalis (Schreb.) Hook. f.
Avena sativa L. var. pugnax Alef.
Avena sativa L. var. segetalis (Vavilov) Nevski
Avena sativa L. var. tristis Alef.
Avena volgensis (Vavilov) Nevski
Avena sativa L. var. nigra Haller
Avena sativa L. var. grisea Körn.
Avena diffusa (Neilr.) Asch. & Graebn. var. segetalis Vavilov
Avena diffusa (Neilr.) Asch. & Graebn. var. volgensis Vavilov
Avena sativa L. subsp. byzantina (K. Koch) Romero Zarco
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. alba Mordv. ex Rodionova & Soldatov
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. albomutica Mordv. ex Rodionova & Soldatov
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. byzantina
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. cinnamomea Mordv. ex Rodionova & Soldatov
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. cremea Mordv. ex Rodionova & Soldatov
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. culta (Thell.) Mordv.
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. graeca Mordv. ex Rodionova & Soldatov
Avena sterilis L. subsp. byzantina (Koch) Thell. var. hypatricha (Thell.) Malzev
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. incana Mordv. ex Rodionova & Soldatov
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. induta Thell.
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. maroccana Mordv. ex Rodionova & Soldatov
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. monathera Mordv. ex Rodionova & Soldatov
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. nigra Mordv. ex Rodionova & Soldatov
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. rubra Mordv. ex Rodionova & Soldatov
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. secundae (Malzev) Malzev
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. solida (Hausskn.) Maire & Weiller
Avena byzantina K. Koch var. ursina Mordv. ex Rodionova & Soldatov
Avena sativa L. var. affinis Körn.
Avena sativa L. var. armata Petrop.
Avena sativa L. var. asiatica Vavilov
Avena sativa L. var. aurea Körn.
Avena sativa L. var. bashkirorum Vavilov
Avena sativa L. var. borealis Petrop.
Avena sativa L. var. chinensis (Fisch. ex Roem. & Schult.) Döll
Avena sativa L. var. gymnocarpa Körn.
Avena sativa L. var. haussknechtii Vavilov & Mordv. ex Rodionova & Soldatov
Avena sativa L. var. homomalla Mordv.
Avena sativa L. var. iranica Vavilov
Avena sativa L. var. kasanensis Vavilov
Avena sativa L. var. krausei Körn.
Avena sativa L. var. maculata Mordv. ex Rodionova & Soldatov
Avena sativa L. var. mongolica (Pissarev ex Vavilov) Mordv.
Avena sativa L. var.-gr. nuda Alef.
Avena sativa L. var. persica Vavilov
Avena sativa L. var. setosa Körn.
Avena sativa L. var. tartarica Ard.
Avena sativa L. var. volgensis Vavilov
Avena nuda L. var. mongolica Pissarev ex Vavilov
Avena sativa L. var. nuda (L.) Körn. & H. Werner
Avena distans Schur
Avena racemosa Thuill.
Avena sterilis L. subsp. byzantina (Koch) Thell.
Avena sterilis L. subsp. byzantina f. hypatricha Thell.
Avena sterilis L. var. solida Hausskn.
Avena diffusa (Neilr.) Asch. & Graebn.
Avena diffusa (Neilr.) Asch. & Graebn. var. diffusa
Avena praegravis (Krause) Roshev.
Avena fatua L. subsp. praegravis (Krause) Malzev
Avena sativa L. subsp. praegravis (Krause) Mordv.
Avena sativa L. var. praegravis Krause
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Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English oat 1 Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English red oat as A. byzantina 1 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English side oat 1 Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
English tree oat 1 Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Arabic shofan 2 Chaudhary, S. A. 1987. Weeds of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula.
French avoine byzantine as A. byzantina 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French avoine cultivée 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German Hafer 2 Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
German Mittelmeerhafer as A. byzantina 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German Saathafer 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Chinese yan mai 燕麦 2 Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Italian avena 2 International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Italian avena rossa 2 International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmaji ma-karasu-mugi 2 Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Japanese Rōmaji ōto 2 Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Japanese Rōmaji ōto-mugi 2 Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portuguese aveia 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese aveia-amarela as A. byzantina 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish avena 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish avena común 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish avena roja as A. byzantina 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish havre 2 Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Swedish rödhavre 2 Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Korean gwiri 2 Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    only cult.
Cultivated (only cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Animal foodforage Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Environmentalsoil improver University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
Human foodbeverage base Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Human foodcereal Rehm, S. & G. Espig. 1991. The cultivated plants of the tropics and subtropics
Human foodstarch Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning Note: poisonous
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2023. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=6123. Accessed 6 December 2023.