ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Avena sativa

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Avena
Species: Avena sativa
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Avena sativa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

129 synonyms in this snapshot · page 2 of 3

Avena orientalis var. nudaName author: Lej.
Avena pendulaName author: Gilib.
Avena persarumName author: Nevski
Avena podolicaName author: Pascal ex Zuccagni
Avena polonicaName author: Schwägr. ex Schmalh.
Avena ponderosaName author: L. ex B.D.Jacks.
Avena praecocioidesName author: Litv.
Avena praecoquaName author: Litv.
Avena praegravisName author: (E.Krause) Roshev.
Avena pseudosativaName author: (Thell.) Herter
Avena racemosaName author: Thuill.
Avena rubraName author: Zuccagni
Avena sativa f. arundinaceaName author: (Peterm.) Soó
Avena sativa prol. grandiusculaName author: Malzev
Avena sativa subsp. aristataName author: Schübl. & G.Martens
Avena sativa subsp. contractaName author: (Neilr.) Čelak.
Avena sativa subsp. macranthaName author: (Hack.) Rocha Afonso
Avena sativa subsp. nodipilosaName author: (Malzev) Vasc.
Avena sativa subsp. orientalisName author: (Schreb.) Asch. & Graebn.
Avena sativa subsp. praegravisName author: (E.Krause) Tab.Morais
Avena sativa subsp. praegravisName author: (E.L.Krause) Cif. & Giacom.
Avena sativa subsp. praegravisName author: (Krause) Mordv.
Avena sativa subvar. pilosaName author: Koeler
Avena sativa var. abbreviataName author: Dumort.
Avena sativa var. albaName author: Koeler
Avena sativa var. arduennensisName author: Schur
Avena sativa var. aureaName author: Peterm.
Avena sativa var. brachytrichaName author: (Thell.) Tzvelev
Avena sativa var. chinensisName author: Vilm.
Avena sativa var. contractaName author: Neilr.
Avena sativa var. degenerName author: Noulet
Avena sativa var. erythrospermaName author: N.H.F.Desp.
Avena sativa var. flavescensName author: (Peterm.) Soó
Avena sativa var. fuscaName author: Alef.
Avena sativa var. fuscifloraName author: Schur
Avena sativa var. fuscoatraName author: (Peterm.) Soó
Avena sativa var. glaberrimaName author: (Thell.) Maire & Weiller
Avena sativa var. glaberrimaName author: (Thell.) Parodi
Avena sativa var. hyemalisName author: Vilm.
Avena sativa var. macranthaName author: Hack.
Avena sativa var. macratheraName author: (Thell.) Parodi
Avena sativa var. macrotrichaName author: (Malzev) Tzvelev
Avena sativa var. macrotrichaName author: (Malzev) Tzvelev
Avena sativa var. microtrichaName author: (Malzev) Tzvelev
Avena sativa var. montanaName author: Alef.
Avena sativa var. muticaName author: Gray
Avena sativa var. nigraName author: Gray
Avena sativa var. obtusataName author: Alef.
Avena sativa var. orientalisName author: (Schreb.) Alef.
Avena sativa var. piliferaName author: (Malzev) Tzvelev

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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