Avena fatua L.
(Wild-oat)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAvena fatua (Wild-oat)
GenusAvena (oats)
TribePoeae (a tribe of grasses)
SubfamilyPOOIDEAE (a subfamily of grasses)
FamilyPOACEAE (grasses, couch)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Avena fatua (Wild-oat) :
1: Avena fatua (Wild-oat)
2 Sep 1973 OSGR: SE75 54° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W England
Image 1: Fruiting spikelets
2: Avena fatua (Wild-oat)
27 Jun 1972 OSGR: SE75 53° 60’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
in wheat field
Image 1: Plant growing in wheat fieldImage 2: Plant growing in wheat field (2)Image 3: Plant growing in wheat field (3)Image 4: Plant growing in wheat field (4)Image 5: Plants growing in wheat field

Avena fatua (Wild-oat) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Avena fatua (Wild-oat)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Avena fatua (Wild-oat)
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