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List by Scientific Name - List by Common Name

Avena fatua

Wild Oats

Life form2, 3: grass, annual
Habitat: valleys
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: sheathing
leaf format3: grasslike
leaf shape3: grasslike or linear
leaf margin3: entire
Flower color2: green
Flowering period2: winter and spring
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Poaceae (grass family)
Conserved or Obsolete Family1: Gramineae (grass family)
Status: introduced,locally common,population established
Locations where collected or observed:
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Barry M. Goldwater Range
      Sonoran Desert National Monument

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

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