Avena sativa L.
  • Sp. Pl. : 79 (1753) 
  • Avoine cultivée


Cite taxon page as 'WFO (2023): Avena sativa L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000852231. Accessed on: 04 Dec 2023'

Local Descriptions

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General Information

Annual. Culms solitary or tufted, erect, 40–180 cm tall, unbranched. Leaf sheaths usually glabrous; leaf blades 15–30 cm, 4–10 mm wide, glabrous, margins sometimes scaberulous; ligule 3–6 mm. Panicle loose and open or contracted, 20–40 cm, nodding; branches spreading or contracted. Spikelets 2–3 cm, florets 2(or 3); rachilla ± glabrous, straight, not disarticulating or fracturing irregularly at maturity, florets lacking a basal bearded callus, internodes short, less than 0.5 mm; glumes lanceolate, subequal, as long as spikelet, 7–9-veined; lemmas 1.2–2.5 cm, leathery in lower half, herbaceous and distinctly veined above, glabrous or nearly so, apex minutely and irregularly 2–4-denticulate; awn 2.5–3.5 cm, weakly geniculate or rudimentary or absent. Grain adherent to lemma and palea at maturity. 2n = 42.

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    2. Avena sativa L., Sp. Pl. 79 (1753). Lectotipo (designado por Baum, 1974): Europa, Herb. Cliff. 25, Avena 1 (BM). N.v.: Avena.

    Por R.W. Pohl.

    Tallos 40-140(-200) cm. Lígula 3-5 mm; láminas hasta 45 cm x 3-15(-20) mm. Panícula 10-25(-40) cm. Espiguillas 35-45 mm; flósculos 2-3; glumas 7-9-nervias; lemas 12-25 mm, glabras excepto por una barba corta sobre el callo, el ápice emarginado o con dientes muy cortos, la arista ausente o desarrollada pero no geniculada o torcida en el flósculo inferior, muy reducida o ausente en los otros; raquilla no desarticulándose o muy tardía por una fractura en línea recta; páleas 5/6 la longitud de las lemas. 2n=42. Cultivadas. Ch (Breedlove 34851, MO); G (Standley 82608, F); H (Molina R. y Molina 15946, F); CR (Pohl y Davidse 11704, MO). 800-2400 m. (Nativa de Medio Oriente; ampliamente cultivada en climas templados.)

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    Plantas hasta ca. 60 cm. Hojas con lígula 3–5 mm; lámina 11–45 cm × 3–18 mm, glabra o pubescente.Infl. 10–35 cm. Espiguillas 18–45 mm; glumas 2–2.5 cm; lemas 12–27 mm, glabras o glabradas, sin arista ocon una arista hasta ca. 3 cm, no torcida.

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    Much like no. 1 [Avena fatua L.], and hybridizing with it; herbage glabrous to scabrous; spikelets 2(3)-fld, the rachilla glabrous or only sparsely hirsute, not readily disarticulating; lemmas glabrous to sometimes scabrous, 3–7-veined, the callus naked or only sparsely bearded; awns, when present, (15–)22–35 mm, then only on the first lemma, not geniculate; 2n=42. European cultigen derived from no. 1, cult. throughout our range and often adventive in disturbed sites, but probably not persistent.

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    Morphology

    60–150 cm hoch. Blätter 5–12 mm breit. Blütenstand eine lockere Rispe. Ährchen meist über 2 cm lang, 2blütig, nach dem Blühen hängend, bei Reife nicht zerfallend. Die beiden ± gleich grossen Hüllspelzen schliessen die Blüten vollständig ein.

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    Like A. byzantina but awn with a distinct column, sometimes awnless. Annual; up to 1.5 m high; solitary or loosely tufted. Leaf blades 100-400 x 3-9 mm. Flowers: panicle open; spikelets 17-35 mm long; lemmas sparsely hairy or glabrous at base; apex emarginate; central awn with a distinct column; almost straight; sometimes absent. Annual, culms solitary or loosely tufted, up to 1.5 m high. Leaf blades 100-400 mm long, 3-9 mm wide. Spikelets 17-35 mm long; lemma sparsely hairy or glabrous, apices emarginate; awn with a distinct column, almost straight, sometimes absent.

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    Ecology

    7. Wegränder, Schuttplätze, kultiviert und verwildert, kollin-montan. CH.

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    Habitat

    Widespread in disturbed areas. Waste places, disturbed areas, roadsides. Dry Grassland. Waste places; disturbed areas; roadsides.

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    Distribution

    Native to Europe. Cultivated cereal introduced from Europe. Native to Europe.

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    Flora MesoamericanaGeneral Information

    2. Avena sativa L., Sp. Pl. 79 (1753). Lectotipo (designado por Baum, 1974): Europa, Herb. Cliff. 25, Avena 1 (BM). N.v.: Avena.

    Por R.W. Pohl.

    Tallos 40-140(-200) cm. Lígula 3-5 mm; láminas hasta 45 cm x 3-15(-20) mm. Panícula 10-25(-40) cm. Espiguillas 35-45 mm; flósculos 2-3; glumas 7-9-nervias; lemas 12-25 mm, glabras excepto por una barba corta sobre el callo, el ápice emarginado o con dientes muy cortos, la arista ausente o desarrollada pero no geniculada o torcida en el flósculo inferior, muy reducida o ausente en los otros; raquilla no desarticulándose o muy tardía por una fractura en línea recta; páleas 5/6 la longitud de las lemas. 2n=42. Cultivadas. Ch (Breedlove 34851, MO); G (Standley 82608, F); H (Molina R. y Molina 15946, F); CR (Pohl y Davidse 11704, MO). 800-2400 m. (Nativa de Medio Oriente; ampliamente cultivada en climas templados.)

    Manual de Plantas de Costa RicaGeneral Information

    Plantas hasta ca. 60 cm. Hojas con lígula 3–5 mm; lámina 11–45 cm × 3–18 mm, glabra o pubescente.Infl. 10–35 cm. Espiguillas 18–45 mm; glumas 2–2.5 cm; lemas 12–27 mm, glabras o glabradas, sin arista ocon una arista hasta ca. 3 cm, no torcida.

    Flora of China @ efloras.orgGeneral Information

    Annual. Culms solitary or tufted, erect, 40–180 cm tall, unbranched. Leaf sheaths usually glabrous; leaf blades 15–30 cm, 4–10 mm wide, glabrous, margins sometimes scaberulous; ligule 3–6 mm. Panicle loose and open or contracted, 20–40 cm, nodding; branches spreading or contracted. Spikelets 2–3 cm, florets 2(or 3); rachilla ± glabrous, straight, not disarticulating or fracturing irregularly at maturity, florets lacking a basal bearded callus, internodes short, less than 0.5 mm; glumes lanceolate, subequal, as long as spikelet, 7–9-veined; lemmas 1.2–2.5 cm, leathery in lower half, herbaceous and distinctly veined above, glabrous or nearly so, apex minutely and irregularly 2–4-denticulate; awn 2.5–3.5 cm, weakly geniculate or rudimentary or absent. Grain adherent to lemma and palea at maturity. 2n = 42.

    Flora Helvetica – Illustrierte Flora der SchweizMorphology

    60–150 cm hoch. Blätter 5–12 mm breit. Blütenstand eine lockere Rispe. Ährchen meist über 2 cm lang, 2blütig, nach dem Blühen hängend, bei Reife nicht zerfallend. Die beiden ± gleich grossen Hüllspelzen schliessen die Blüten vollständig ein.

    Ecology

    7. Wegränder, Schuttplätze, kultiviert und verwildert, kollin-montan. CH.

    Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern US and CanadaGeneral Information

    Much like no. 1 [Avena fatua L.], and hybridizing with it; herbage glabrous to scabrous; spikelets 2(3)-fld, the rachilla glabrous or only sparsely hirsute, not readily disarticulating; lemmas glabrous to sometimes scabrous, 3–7-veined, the callus naked or only sparsely bearded; awns, when present, (15–)22–35 mm, then only on the first lemma, not geniculate; 2n=42. European cultigen derived from no. 1, cult. throughout our range and often adventive in disturbed sites, but probably not persistent.

    e-Flora of South AfricaMorphology

    Like A. byzantina but awn with a distinct column, sometimes awnless. Annual; up to 1.5 m high; solitary or loosely tufted. Leaf blades 100-400 x 3-9 mm. Flowers: panicle open; spikelets 17-35 mm long; lemmas sparsely hairy or glabrous at base; apex emarginate; central awn with a distinct column; almost straight; sometimes absent. Annual, culms solitary or loosely tufted, up to 1.5 m high. Leaf blades 100-400 mm long, 3-9 mm wide. Spikelets 17-35 mm long; lemma sparsely hairy or glabrous, apices emarginate; awn with a distinct column, almost straight, sometimes absent. Annual; up to 1.5 m high; solitary or loosely tufted. Leaf blades 100-400 x 3-9 mm. Flowers: panicle open; spikelets 17-35 mm long; lemmas sparsely hairy or glabrous at base; apex emarginate; central awn with a distinct column; almost straight; sometimes absent. Annual, culms solitary or loosely tufted, up to 1.5 m high. Leaf blades 100-400 mm long, 3-9 mm wide. Spikelets 17-35 mm long; lemma sparsely hairy or glabrous, apices emarginate; awn with a distinct column, almost straight, sometimes absent.

    Habitat

    Widespread in disturbed areas. Waste places, disturbed areas, roadsides. Dry Grassland. Waste places; disturbed areas; roadsides. Waste places, disturbed areas, roadsides. Dry Grassland. Waste places; disturbed areas; roadsides.

    Distribution

    Native to Europe. Cultivated cereal introduced from Europe. Native to Europe. Cultivated cereal introduced from Europe. Native to Europe.

    Distribution Map

     
    • Introduced distribution
    Introduced into
    • Southern America Brazil Paraní
    • Rio Grande do Sul
    • Santa Catarina
    • São Paulo

    Synonyms

    Other Local Names

    NameLanguageCountry
    Avoine cultivéeFrenchCH
    Avaina cultivadaRaeto-RomanceCH
    Saat-HaferGermanCH
    Avena comune, BiadaItalianCH
    AVENA.

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