Taxonomy
Avena sativa | Oat | Coirce
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Not protected
Native status
Neophyte
Species Biology
Habitat
Roadsides
Life cycle
Perennial
Ex-situ conservation
Seed accessions in the National Genebank, Backweston (bred/improved germplasm). Material held by the Irish Seed Savers Association.
Use
Food crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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Further information
This is a cool season crop, a large proportion of world’s production is in the northern hemisphere, Russia being the main producer. The plant existed in Europe during the Bronze Age but did not become established in Ireland until the Iron Age