Avena barbataCommon name: Bearded Oat

Meaning of name: Avena is Latin for wild oats. Barbata is from the Latin word barbatus, meaning bearded.

Distribution: Occurs from Northampton to Salmon Gums.

Description: An annual to 1 metre tall. Flowers are produced from August to October.

Remarks: Native to the Mediterranean region and south west Asia.

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Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
Description and key to the identification of Grasses in South-Western Australia. JG Paterson. 1992.