Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Avena sativa |
| group | Monocots |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Family common name(s) | grass; true grass |
| Genus common name(s) | avena; oat; oats |
| Species common name(s) | cultivated oat; cultivated oats; common cultivated oat; common cultivated oats; eastern oats; common white oat; common white oats; common red oat; Siberian oat; Tartar oat; Targa oats; swan oats; sativa oat; hafer-corn |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common oat, common oats, Tartarian oat, Tartarian oats, Tartarean oat, red oat, haver-corn, havercorn are applied to multiple Avena taxa; oatgrass, oat-grass, oat grass, side oat, haver, haver grass, wheatgrass, wheat-grass, wheat grass are applied to multiple Poaceae taxa; cat grass is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Avena fatua L. var. sativa (L.) Hausskn. |
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