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Image courtesy of USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Misc. Publ. No. 200. Washington, DC.

Oats are an annual growing grass, which grow to a height of about one meter (5). For links to images and plant descriptions, click on the following links: Panicle Image from GRIN. Avena sativa Characteristics from PLANTS Database. Plant Ontology Structure and Definitions Plant Ontology at Gramene Plant Ontology Consortium (POC) Anatomy of a Grass Plant Grass Structures Plant Reproductive Anatomy - with a section on Monocot anatomy Monocot leaf anatomy and physiology

References:

1. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=391) AVENA FATUA Linnaeus, var. SATIVA (Linnaeus) Haussknecht, Mitt. Geogr. Ges. (Thüringen) Jena 3: 238. 1885.
2. FAOSTAT data, 2006. Last Accessed 4/14/2006.
3. Gibson, L. & Benson, G. (2002). Origin, History, and Uses of Oat (Avena sativa) and Wheat (Triticum aestivum). Iowa State University, Department of Agronomy. Accessed 4/14/2006.
4. North American Millers' association (2000). Oat foods: A smart choice. Retrieved April 14, 2006.
5. Plants For A Future (2000). Accessed 4/15/06. Avena sativa. Plants for a Future, Blagdon Cross, Ashwater, Beaworthy, Devon, EX21 5DF, UK.
6. Small, E. (1999). New crops for Canadian agriculture. p. 15-52. In: J. Janick (ed.), Perspectives on new crops and new uses. ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA.
7. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov2/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?6123. (14 April 2006)
8. USDA, NRCS. (2006). The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
9. Vandaveer, C. (2004). Oats, past and present. Accessed 4/14/2006.
10. Whole Grains Bureau. Accessed 4/14/06. History of Whole Grains.
11. Wikipedia contributors (2006). Oat. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 14, 2006 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oat&oldid=48827875.
12. Williams, John K. (2003) A Brief History of Oats - And How You Should Eat Them. Accessed 4/14/2006.
13. Wisconsin Botanical Information System. Avena sativa L. Wisconsin State Herbarium - University of Wisconsin-Madison. Accessed 4/14/2006.