Poaceae FAMILY

Avena nuda

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Avena nuda is an annual grass with erect culms; it can grow 45 - 90cm tall. A form of oats, it is occasionally cultivated for its edible seed which, unlike that of the common oat (Avena sativa), is easily separated from the husk by threshing[ 183 Title Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications Year 1990 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9 Description Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope - Germany to Portugal, east to the Balkans and Greece.

HabitatDry wasteland, cultivated ground and meadows, especially on heavier soils[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].