Avena sativa Oat (Gramineae)

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Avena sativa
Oat
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The Avena sativa plant species is found in N. Europe. A non-persistant relic of cultivation in Britain[17]. It is a member of the Gramineae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Oat.

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Latin Name:  Avena sativa
Common Name:  Oat
Family:  Gramineae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.9   Mature Width:  0.1

Habitat:  Dry wasteland, cultivated ground and meadows, especially on heavier soils[200].

General Uses: The straw has a wide range of uses such as for bio-mass, fibre, mulch, paper-making, building board and thatching[74, 141, 171]. It has also been used as a stuffing material for matresses and these are said to be of great benefit for sufferers from rheumatism[7, 254]. Some caution is advised in its use as a mulch since oat straw can infest strawberries with stem and bulb eelworm. Funfural, which is used as a solvent, is extracted from the husks[61]. A handful of the grains, thrown into the bath water, will help to keep the skin soft because of their emollient action[7].

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