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wild oat

Avena fatua

Weed Characteristics

Other Names: wild oats, flaxgrass, oatgrass, wheat oats, annual panicle grass

Leaf Type: Grassy

Flowers: Green spikelet

Leaves: Linear leaves with smooth edges; some hair

Life Cycle: Winter Annual

Upright habit with rounded stems. Leaf blades have soft hairs at base and twist slightly counter-clockwise. Seedhead is open and branched with dangling spikes. Grows 3 to 4 ft. tall. Fibrous, extensive root system.

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