Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 80 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Habitat in Europae agris inter segetes.

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Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 588 [secondary reference]

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common name: Wild oats [n/a]

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Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 627 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 363 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Avena byzantina K.Koch legitimate

Black, J.M. (1916), Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No 9. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 40: 57 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 72, Fig. 20 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Oat [n/a]

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 9 [secondary reference]

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common name: Wild Oat [n/a]

Gardner, C.A. (1952), Gramineae. Flora of Western Australia 1(1): 37 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Oat [n/a]

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common name: Wild Oat [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 53 [secondary reference]

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common name: Wild Oat [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 219 [secondary reference]

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Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 62-63, Fig. 9b [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Oat [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 37 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Gramineae (Poaceae). Flora of Central Australia: 434 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild oat [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 31 [secondary reference]

Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 141 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild oats [n/a]

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common name: Wild Oat [n/a]

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common name: Wild Oats [n/a]

Baum, B.R. (February 1991), (995) Proposal to conserve the name Avena fatua L. for the common wild oats (Poaceae). Taxon 40: 132-134 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Avena fatua Linnaeus, Sp. pl. 80. 1753, nom. cons. prop. NT.: Austria: Aisterheum, Keck 3494 (WU; Isoneotypes: B, C, GB, LE, P, PRC, S, W), typ. cons. prop."

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Avena. Flora of New South Wales 4: 588-589 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Oats [n/a]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 237-238, Fig. 73A [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 451, Fig. 88a-b [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Oat [n/a]

Brummitt, R.K. (February 1994), Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 40. Taxon 43: 114-115 [secondary reference]

• Text: "(995) Conserve Avena fatua L. with a new type (Gramineae) (Proposed by Baum in Taxon 40: 132-134. 1991). Votes: 7 : 5 (not recommended)."

de Lange, P.J., Gardner, R.O., Sykes, W.R., Crowcroft, G.M., Cameron, E.K., Stalker, F., Christian, M.L. & Braggins, J.E. (2005), Vascular flora of Norfolk Island: some additions and taxonomic notes. New Zealand Journal of Botany 43: 583 [secondary reference]

common name: wild oat [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 162 (fig.) -163 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Oats [n/a]

Weiller, C.M., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Avena. Flora of Australia 44A: 126, Fig. 24G-I APC [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Oats [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 370-371, photos 3-5 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Oat [n/a]

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