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Avena barbata
Inflorescence, a panicle of spikelets. Spikelets are pendant, with long, thin lemma awns.
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Slender Wild Oat
Poaceae
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Protologue: J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(2): 315 (1800)
Pronunciation: A-vè-na bar-bà-ta
Etymology: L. for oats + L. barba, beard, barbed, bearded, furnished with long, weak hairs
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