Naked oat
Title | Info |
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Common name | Oats, Naked |
Scientific name | Avena nuda |
Taxonomic group | Poaceae |
Source | Dan L. Perlman |
Economic botany | Food plants |
Food plants | Grains and cereals |
Keywords | Gramineae |
Naked oat. This species of oat is occasionally cultivated for human food. Threshing easily separates the husk and seed--hence the scientific name "nuda," which means naked.