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Distribution by County   1017    
Avena barbata  Pott ex Link
Slender oat,   Slim oat
Avena barbata is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: moderate
Record Count by County

Alameda: 90 Lake: 49 Plumas: 15 Sierra: 3
Amador: 31 Lassen: 1 Riverside: 288 Siskiyou: 23
Butte: 221 Los Angeles: 439 Sacramento: 207 Solano: 43
Calaveras: 95 Madera: 140 San Benito: 397 Sonoma: 348
Colusa: 44 Marin: 722 San Bernardino: 131 Stanislaus: 47
Contra Costa: 71 Mariposa: 176 San Diego: 765 Sutter: 25
Del Norte: 10 Mendocino: 112 San Francisco: 166 Tehama: 327
El Dorado: 94 Merced: 107 San Joaquin: 32 Trinity: 46
Fresno: 234 Modoc: 2 San Luis Obispo: 306 Tulare: 288
Glenn: 9 Monterey: 310 San Mateo: 298 Tuolumne: 248
Humboldt: 102 Napa: 77 Santa Barbara: 217 Ventura: 206
Imperial: 22 Nevada: 52 Santa Clara: 235 Yolo: 29
Kern: 281 Orange: 210 Santa Cruz: 113 Yuba: 88
Kings: 9 Placer: 35 Shasta: 52

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/23/2024).