Species

Avena sativa

Etymology

Avena: Ancient Latin name for oats.

Common Name(s)

oat

Authority

Avena sativa L.

Family

Poaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

AVESAT

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Grasses

Year Naturalised

1832

Origin

Eurasia and N. Africa

This page last updated on 10 Jun 2010