Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Avena sativa
avena, avena blanca, avena cultivada, common oat, oat, wild oats
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Avena
Species
sativa
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Avena anglica Hort. ex Roemer & Schultes.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1999
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Avena sativa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1736. Accessed 4 November 2026.