Avena strigosa Bristle oats (Gramineae)

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Avena strigosa
Bristle oats
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The Avena strigosa plant species is found in N. Europe. A casual in Britain[17]. It is a member of the Gramineae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Bristle oats.

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Latin Name:  Avena strigosa
Common Name:  Bristle oats
Family:  Gramineae
Author:  Schreber.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.9   Mature Width:

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

Cultivation Notes: Succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in full sun[200]. Prefers a poor dry soil[134]. Occasionally cultivated for its edible seed, especially in wetter and cooler climates such as Wales, Scotland and Ireland[50, 61], it is lower yielding than A. sativa and considered to be no more than a weed in many areas[61]. The smallness of its grain renders it unfit for cultivation in any but poor mountainous soils[2]. Oats are in general easily grown plants but, especially when grown on a small scale, the seed is often completely eaten out by birds. Some sort of netting seems to be the best answer on a garden scale.

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