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Avena brevis
Scientific Name: Avena brevis
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
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Avena brevis (Short Oat)
Avena brevis, commonly known as short oat, is a species of grass with edible seeds.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Avena brevis Roth
- Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms:
- Avena sativa var. brevis (Roth) Krn.
- Avena strigosa var. abbreviata Hausskn.
- Avena strigosa ssp. brevis (Roth) Hayek.
- Avena nuda subsp. brevis (Roth) Mansf. (homotypic synonym)
- Avena sativa subsp. brevis (Roth) Rouy (homotypic synonym)
- Avena strigosa subsp. brevis (Roth)
- Other names: Avena mandoniana Coss. & Balansa, Avena uniflora Parl.
Common Names
- English: Short oat, Fly's leg
- German: Kurzgranniger Hafer
- Spanish: avena corta
Distribution and Habitat
- The plant is found in peninsular Spain and the Balearic Islands.
Morphological Characteristics
- Habit: Annual
- Culms: Erect or geniculately ascending, 40-70 cm long, with 3-5 nodes.
- Lateral Branches: Lacking
- Ligule: An eciliate membrane, 2-3 mm long.
Life Cycle
- Avena brevis is an annual plant.
- It is not frost-tender.
- Flowering occurs from June to July.
- Seeds ripen from August to October.
- The flowers are hermaphrodite.
Genetic Information
- Tetraploid Avena brevis has a chromosome number of 2n = 28.
- A plastid acetyl-CoA carboxylase (Acc1) gene has been identified.
- Diploid A. brevis (2n = 14) does not cross with some other Avena species.
Further Information
- Encyclopedia of Life
- WCSP (World Checklist of Selected Plant Families)
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages checklist
- Discover Life
- TERMIUM (Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank)