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AVENA FLAVESCENS. 



YELLOW OAT GRASS. 



SEED OP 



AVENA FLAVESCENS. 



{Yellow Oat G-rass.) 



Rootstock perennial, creeping, and somewhat sto- 

 loniferous. Stems 1 to 2 feet, erect, glabrous, and 

 striated. Leaves flat ; radical 

 leaves and sheaths hairy ; ligule 

 truncate and ciliated. Panicle 

 spreading, with many branches, 

 broad at the base and pointed 

 at the summit. Spikelets 

 three- or four-flowered, small, 

 shining, and of a bright 

 yellow colour. Empty glumes 

 unequal, keeled, and rough. 

 Flowering glumes hairy at the 

 base and toothed at summit, 

 with slender twisted awn spring- 

 ing from below the middle of 

 the back. Palea narrow, short, 

 and blunt. Flowers June, July, 

 and August. Grows in pastures throughout Europe, 

 North Africa, and Asia. 



rront and side views magnified 

 8 diameters. 



