Species Synonym(s): None
Common Name(s): animated oat, Wild oat
Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
Family Synonym(s): None
Native Range (GRIN):
Selected images from Bugwood.org
National Wetlands Research Center , U.S. Geological Survey
Michael Moerkerk, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria
Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis
Cesar Calderon, USDA APHIS PPQ
Julia Scher, USDA APHIS PPQ
Julia Scher, USDA APHIS PPQ
Julia Scher, USDA APHIS PPQ
Julia Scher, USDA APHIS PPQ
Landscape Ornamental Use (GRIN): No
All Uses (GRIN): Potential seed contaminant
Summary: sterile oat (Avena sterilis) is a Terrestrial species.
Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain regions
No Data
Mid-Atlantic Piedmont and Mountain regions
No Data
Northern parts of PA and NJ (and beyond)
No Data
OBL (Obligate wetland): Almost always occurs in wetlands (estimated probability > 99%) under natural conditions
FACW (Facultative wetland): Usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands
FAC (Facultative): Equally likely to occur in wetlands (estimated probability 34% - 66%) or non-wetlands
FACU (Facultative upland): Usually occur in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1% - 33%)
UPL (Obligate upland): Occur almost always (estimated probability > 99%) in non-wetlands under natural conditions
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Commelinidae |
| Order: Cyperales |
| Family: Poaceae |
| Genus: Avena |
| Subject: Avena sterilis Linnaeus |