Oats (Avena sativa)
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Oats is a spring thru summer flowering naturalized annual grass. This plant prefers full sun sites and dry to medium soil moisture sites. The plant grows 2' to 2½' tall and the seeds mature from August to October. Oats is one of our most important cereal grain crops.
Species Details
| Common Name (Botanical Name) | Oats (Avena sativa) |
| Alternatative Common Names | Common Oats |
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| Bloom Season | Cool Season |
| Group | Grasses and Grass-Like |
| Bloom Color | Green |
| Duration | Annual |
| Soil moisture | Dry (Xeric);Medium (Mesic) |
| Soil texture | Coarse (Sand);Medium (Silt/Loam);Fine (Clay) |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun |
| Status | Introduced |
| Wetland status | FACU;UPL |
| pH | Acidic;Neutral;Alkaline |
| pH Values | 5.3/8.5 |
| Average height | 2-3ft |
| USDA Zones | 2a;2b; |
| RNS Region | 1;2;3;4;5;6;7 |
| Planting rate/Acre | 90-120 |
| Seeds Per Lb. | 19400 |
| Seeds Per Oz | 1212 |
| Seeds Per Packet | 150 |
| Product Benefits | Wildlife Food;Erosion Control;Quick Growth; |