Bearded Oat / شوفان مُلتَحٍ /

Slender Oat / شوفان بري / شَعيرَة / هُرطُمان /

Avena barbata Pott ex Link

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Seeds
Preparation
  • Cooked
  • Dessert
  • Dried
  • Flour
  • Raw
  • Salads
Blooming period
March to April
Foraging period
March to May
Seed collection period
May to June

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Green
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Avena L.
Family
Poaceae
Wikidata item
Q4828032
GBIF Item
Avena barbata Pott ex Link (2705300)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Avena barbata Pott ex Link in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-07-27.
  2. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  3. Plants For A Future. Avena barbata Pott ex Link (2022, July 27).
  4. Duarte, M.C., Holubec, V., Uzundzhalieva, K., Economou, G., Vörösváry, G., Santos Guerra, A., Maslovky, O. & Carvalho, M. 2011. Avena barbata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172115A6827601. Accessed on 27 July 2022.

Citation

Avena barbata Pott ex Link in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/819 accessed via barari.org on 2/12/2026.

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