Poaceae
Animated oat
Avena sterilis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Avena
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Common names
By language (18)
- Afrikaans
- Groot wildehawer
- arz
- افينا معقمه
- Chinese
- 不实野燕麦, 不實野燕麥, 摩洛哥燕麦, 长颖燕麦
- Czech
- Oves jalový
- Dutch
- Wilde haver
- English
- Animated oat, Tall wild oats
- Estonian
- Viljatu kaer
- Finnish
- Korukaura
- German
- Tauber Hafer
- Hebrew
- שיבולת-שועל נפוצה
- lah
- جووی
- Punjabi
- ਜੌਂਧਰ
- Slovenian
- Jalovi oves
- Swedish
- Storhavre
- Tamil
- காட்டுக் காடைக்கண்ணி
- Ukrainian
- Овес неплідний
- Welsh
- Ceirchen wyllt y gaeaf
- Western Frisian
- Oat
Synonyms
- Avena fatua var. sterilis (L.) Fiori & Paol.
- Avena ludoviciana (Durieu) Paunero
- Avena ludoviciana var. psilathera (Thell.) Parodi
- Avena macrocarpa Moench
- Avena nutans St.-Lag.
- Avena sativa subsp. sterilis (L.) De Wet
- Avena sativa var. sterilis (L.) Fiori
- Avena sterilis subsp. macrocarpa Briq.
- Avena sterilis var. psilathera Thell.
- Avena sterilis var. solida (Hausskn.) Malzev
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June (from 82 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Franck Cabot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Genevieve BOTTI, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marie PORTAS, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anna C, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Liliane ROUBAUDI, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Augustin ROCHE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Augustin ROCHE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Augustin ROCHE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Avena longiglumisPoaceae
- Avena murphyiPoaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.