Avena strigosa

Avena strigosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Aveninae
Genus: Avena
Species: Avena strigosa

Name

Avena strigosa Schreb.in Spic. Fl. Lips.: 52 (1771)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Avena preissia Opiz in Seznam: 20 (1852), nom. superfl.
  • Avena sativa var. strigosa (Schreb.) Bonnier & Layens in Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 359 (1894)
  • Avena sativa subsp. strigosa (Schreb.) Bonnier & Layens in Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 359 (1894)
  • Danthonia strigosa (Schreb.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 160 (1812)
  • Preissia strigosa (Schreb.) Opiz in Seznam: 79 (1852)
• Heterotypic
  • Avena agraria Brot. in Fl. Lusit. 1: 105 (1804)
  • Avena agraria var. sesquialtera Brot. in Fl. Lusit. 1: 106 (1804)
  • Avena alta Cav. ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 691 (1817), pro syn.
  • Avena arduensis Lej. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 171 (1840), pro syn.
  • Avena cavanillesii Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 691 (1817), pro syn.
  • Avena freita Ortega ex Spreng. in Bot. Gart. Halle, Nachtr. 1: 14 (1801)
  • Avena fusca Ard. in Saggi Sci. Lett. Accad. Padova 2: t. 4 (1789), pro syn.
  • Avena glabrescens (Marquand) Herter in Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 141 (1940)
  • Avena hispanica Ard. in Saggi Sci. Lett. Accad. Padova 2: 112 (1789)
  • Avena hispanica Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 691 (1817), pro syn.
  • Avena nervosa Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 201 (1791)
  • Avena sativa var. hispanica (Ard.) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 95 (1821)
  • Avena strigosa var. abbreviata Hausskn. in Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 6: 44 (1894)
  • Avena strigosa var. agraria (Brot.) Samp. in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 7: 116 (1931)
  • Avena strigosa subsp. agraria (Brot.) Tab.Morais in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 12: 240 (1937)
  • Avena strigosa subsp. glabrescens Marquand in Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 6: 324 (1922)
  • Avena strigosa var. glabrescens (Marquand) Thell. in Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 25: 435 (1928)
  • Avena strigosa var. hispanica (Ard.) B.Bock in Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest 43: 215 (2012)
  • Avena strigosa f. quadricuspis Holmb. in Bot. Not. 1926: 181 (1926)
  • Avena strigosa var. tricholepis Holmb. in Bot. Not. 1926: 182 (1926)
  • Danthonia strigosa var. elatior Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 691 (1817), pro syn.
  • Preissia italica Corda in P.M.Opiz, Naturalientausch: 647 (1829)

Homonyms

• Avena strigosa Vogler in Duab. Gram. Sp.: 22 (1776), nom. illeg. vide Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. & Durieud in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 4: 252 (1856)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal, Spain Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, California, Central European Russia, Chile Central, Chile South, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Massachusetts, Netherlands, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Sakhalin, Sweden, Switzerland, Tasmania, Ukraine, Victoria, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schreber, J.C.D.v. 1771. Spicilegium Florae Lipsicae. 148 pp. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Dykiano. BHL Reference page. ː 52

Additional references

• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Avena strigosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Avena strigosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Avena strigosa. Published online. Accessed: November 13 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• беларуская: Авёс шчаціністы
• Deutsch: Sand-Hafer
• suomi: Ukonkaura
• galego: avea louca

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