Avena fatua L., 1753 45% complete

Spring wild oat

Sp. Pl.: 80 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced13 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded13 Not on the record12 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 80 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Spring wild oat No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Macaronesia, Temp. Eurasia, N. Africa No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 90 cm
  • 90 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 112 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 108, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 299, 500, 520, 598, 861, 863, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 90 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 112 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 108, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 299, 500, 520, 598, 861, 863, 882, 918
  • Superseded 90 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 112 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 108, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 299, 500, 520, 598, 861, 863, 882, 918
Sourced
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Foliage color green
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage texture fine
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded fine · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 92, 443, 879
  • Superseded fine · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 92, 443, 879
Sourced
Fruit color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape caryopsis
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Growth habit Graminoid No source recorded
Source not recorded
Growth rate empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Maximum height 120 cm
  • 120 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 108, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 299, 500, 520, 598, 861, 863, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 120 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 108, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 299, 500, 520, 598, 861, 863, 882, 918
  • Superseded 120 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 108, 116, 164, 174, 175, 178, 299, 500, 520, 598, 861, 863, 882, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months feb, jun
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Duration annual, perennial
  • annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 28 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 164, 175, 178, 299, 443, 460, 818, 879, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 28 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 164, 175, 178, 299, 443, 460, 818, 879, 882, 918
  • Superseded annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 28 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 92, 164, 175, 178, 299, 443, 460, 818, 879, 882, 918
Sourced
Fruit months empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 445, 822, 882
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 71, 445, 822, 882
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 7.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 94 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Halophyte status —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Human usage type —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Salt tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record