Avena barbata

Avena barbata Pott ex Link

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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SD County Synoptic Voucher

Distribution:
 
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.  

Avena barbata plant
Avena barbata inflorescence 
Avena barbata

Inflorescence, a panicle of spikelets. Spikelets are pendant, with long, thin lemma awns.


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