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Avena sativa L.

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Scientific Name Avena sativa L. General Description
The seeds of grasses, such as the oat, Avena sativum, have large cotyledons called scutella. The cotyledon is involved in the absorption of food, stored in the endosperm. The embryo develops on the scutellum…
The seeds of grasses, such as the oat, Avena sativum, have large cotyledons called scutella. The cotyledon is involved in the absorption of food, stored in the endosperm. The embryo develops on the scutellum obtaining food from it. (Source: University of Alberta BioDiTRL online database, accessed Dec. 7, 2015. Copyright restrictions apply.)

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"Species Details - Avena sativa L., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-6386. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

Specimen Information

There are 14 specimens of this Species.

8 results plotted on map in 7 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

34454 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Lamoureux Date Collected1953-07-22

108860 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Lethbridge Date Collected1960-08-18

23581 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Ellscott Date Collected1967-07-27

1514 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Robinson Date Collected1950-07-24

22546 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Chin Date Collected1952-07-03

38983 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Crimson Lake Provincial Park Date Collected1968-08-27

99814 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, New Brunswick, Greenfield Date Collected1982-07-14

112287 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Washington, Walla Walla County Date Collected1980-06-14

95429 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Utah, Washington County, Beaver Dam Wash Date Collected1989-04-24

132022 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Evansburg Date Collected1967-08-17

132023 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Rumsey Ecological Reserve Date Collected1982-08-24

128085 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver, Strathcona Park Date Collected2006-08-21

134215 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edwand Date Collected2009-07-31

144050 - Avena sativa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Evansburg Date Collected1967-08-17
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