Genus Avena L.

Homonym Avena Scop.


Summary
Genus number:
1190
Last updated:
13 August 2009
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Aveninae
Common name(s):

oat
Accession count:

28280 (21503  active, 20582  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

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Typical panicles

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References:
  1. Liu, Q. et al. 2017. Unraveling the evolutionary dynamics of ancient and recent polyploidization events in Avena (Poaceae). Sci. Rep. 7:41944. Pages 1-13. www.nature.com/srep/
  2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Note: food crop, oat genepool
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=1190. Accessed 11 May 2026.