Avena+sativa

Avena sativa Common Name: Oat

Family: Pocacae

Location: Sedge Meadow



Basic Information

v Oat is marked commonly as cat grass.

v Oats are grown in temperate regions

v Oats are perennial meaning they grow each season every year.

v Oat is also used for the human consumption of oatmeal

v Used for livestock feed

v Has a great tolerance for rain making it easier to grow than other plants in the wheat family

v Oats tend to grow tall and green showing their ripeness

v Peak season is generally in the spring for their harvest

v Oat is used for basic human foods with gluten and/or wheat

Why Oat is important to Eagle Marsh

v Oat provided many useful things for humans such as grain and making livestock feed which would be useful to access for the population of Fort Wayne.

v Oat is relatively easy to grow and maintain for human usage, making it a good plant to have at the marsh.

v Not only is it useful for human consumption, it also has very useful butters in it that help soothe skin in lotions such as Aveeno

Bibliography @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avena_sativa