Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusAvena
Scientific name with authorshipAvena sativa L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? pilosa KoelerAvena agraria subsp. mutica Brot.Avena agraria var. mutica Brot.Avena algeriensis Trab.Avena anglica Roem. & Schult.Avena byzantina subsp. pseudosativa (Thell.) É.MorrenAvena byzantina subsp. thellungiana (Malzev) E.MorrenAvena byzantina var. alba Mordv.Avena byzantina var. alba Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena byzantina var. albomutica Mordv.Avena byzantina var. albomutica Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena byzantina var. anopla Mordv.Avena byzantina var. cinnamomea Mordv.Avena byzantina var. cinnamomea Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena byzantina var. cremea Mordv.Avena byzantina var. cremea Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena byzantina var. culta (Thell.) Mordv.Avena byzantina var. graeca Mordv.Avena byzantina var. graeca Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena byzantina var. hypatricha Thell.Avena byzantina var. incana Mordv.Avena byzantina var. incana Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena byzantina var. induta Thell.Avena byzantina var. maroccana Mordv.Avena byzantina var. maroccana Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena byzantina var. monathera Mordv.Avena byzantina var. monathera Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena byzantina var. nigra Mordv.Avena byzantina var. nigra Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena byzantina var. rubra Mordv.Avena byzantina var. rubra Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena byzantina var. secundae (Malzev) MalzevAvena byzantina var. solida (Hausskn.) MalzevAvena byzantina var. thellungiana (Malzev) E.MorrenAvena byzantina var. thellungiana (Malzev) Tab.MoraisAvena byzantina var. ursina Mordv.Avena byzantina var. ursina Mordv. ex Rodionova & SoldatovAvena chinensis Fisch.Avena chinensis Fisch. ex Roem. & Schult.Avena chinensis LinkAvena cinerea Roem. & Schult.Avena contracta Neilr., 1857Avena diffusa (Neilr.) Goldschm., 1903Avena diffusa subsp. trisperma (Schübl.) Goldschm., 1903Avena diffusa var. segetalis VavilovAvena dispermis Mill.Avena distans SchurAvena fatua f. brachytricha Thell.Avena fatua f. glaberrima Thell.Avena fatua f. macrathera Thell.Avena fatua f. setulosa Thell.Avena fatua f. subpilosa Thell.Avena fatua subsp. brachytricha Thell.Avena fatua subsp. contracta (Neilr.) MalzevAvena fatua subsp. glaberrima Thell.Avena fatua subsp. macrantha (Hack.) MalzevAvena fatua subsp. macrathera Thell.Avena fatua subsp. macrotricha MalzevAvena fatua subsp. microtricha MalzevAvena fatua subsp. nodipilosa MalzevAvena fatua subsp. pilifera MalzevAvena fatua subsp. pilosa (Koeler) MalzevAvena fatua subsp. praegravis (E.Krause) MalzevAvena fatua subsp. sativa (L.) Hausskn.Avena fatua subsp. sativa (L.) Thell.Avena fatua subsp. setulosa Thell.Avena fatua subsp. subuniflora Trab.Avena fatua var. brachytricha (Thell.) MalzevAvena fatua var. contracta (Neilr.) Thell.Avena fatua var. contracta Neilr.Avena fatua var. glaberrima (Thell.) MalzevAvena fatua var. leiantha MalzevAvena fatua var. macrotricha MalzevAvena fatua var. microtricha MalzevAvena fatua var. pilifera MalzevAvena fatua var. pilosa (Koeler) MalzevAvena fatua var. sativa (L.) Hausskn.Avena fatua var. subuniflora (Trab.) Thell.Avena fatua var. subuniflora Trab.Avena fatua var. transiens Hausskn.Avena flava Roem. & Schult.Avena fusciflora SchurAvena fuscoflora SchurAvena geogica ZuccagniAvena georgiana Roem. & Schult.Avena georgica ZuccagniAvena glabrata Hausm.Avena grandis NevskiAvena heteromalla HallerAvena hungarica LucáAvena hungarica LucéAvena hyemalis Heuzé, 1873Avena macrantha (Hack.) MalzevAvena macrantha (Hack.) NevskiAvena mutata Samp.Avena mutica Krock.Avena nigra Heuzé, 1873Avena nodipilosa (Malzev) MalzevAvena nuda var. mongolica PissarevAvena nuda var. mongolica Pissarev ex Vavilov
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier391732-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical Africa
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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.