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The '''oat''' or '''Avena sativa''' sometimes called the common oat, . It is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name usually in the plural, unlike other cereals and pseudocereals. While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed.

{{Leaf|Simple|caulineCauline|Ligule an eciliate membrane; 3-6 mm long. Leaf-blades 14-40 cm long 5-15 mm wide and Leaf-blade surface scaberulous}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Fruit|Caryopsis||Caryopsis with adherent pericarp; , hairy all over. Hilum linear|hairy Hairy all over|few Few seeds}}

{{Commonly seen| Cultivated Beds}}, {{Propagation|Dry wasteland}}, {{Propagation|Meadows}}, {{Propagation|Cultivated ground}}

<ref name="chemical composition">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Avena_sativa.html "Chemistry"]</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:391732-1 "plant Plant description"]</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Avena+sativa "Cultivation details"]</ref>