Avena strigosa Schreb.

vernacular black oats — species · Poaceae

USDA: AVST2
GBIF: 2705295
Rank: species

black oats (Avena strigosa) — Platephotograph · Valter JacintoCC BY-NC-SA source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae Barnhart
Genus: Avena

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 1 county across 1 state

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 1 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: High
Fire: None
Anaerobic: Low
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Frost-free days: 120 min.
pH range: 4.5–7.3
Root depth: 12 in min.

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Multiple Stem
Mature height: 2 ft
Foliage texture: Coarse
Porosity (summer): Moderate
Porosity (winter): Porous
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Stratify: No
Propagation: seed

§3e

Use & availability

Nursery stock: No
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1 county across 1 state.

Massachusetts view state ↗ 1 I ▾

Essex 25009

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/AVST2 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2705295 ↗

Record version

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