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Common Oat
Common Oat
Avena sativa
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Western Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Status
Uncommon

About

The common oat is a hardy grass that grows in temperate fields and meadows. Its seeds are encased in a protective husk that can launch up to ten centimeters when triggered.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Avena
Species
Avena sativa