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Close-up image of panicle inflorescence. Photo by Justin J. Trujillo.

Scientific Name

Avena barbata Pott ex Link

Common Name(s)

Slender oat

Tribe / Family Name

Poeae

Flowering Period

March to June

Symbol

AVBA

Description

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Close-up image of panicle inflorescence. Photo by Justin J. Trujillo.

Close-up image of panicle inflorescence. Photo by Justin J. Trujillo.

Close-up image of spikelet. Note the bifid lemma tips. Photo by Justin J. Trujillo.

Close-up image of spikelet. Note the bifid lemma tips. Photo by Justin J. Trujillo.

Close-up image of membranous ligule. Photo by Justin J. Trujillo.

Close-up image of membranous ligule. Photo by Justin J. Trujillo.

Illustration of slender oat. Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1/1/1950.

Illustration of slender oat. Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1/1/1950.