Poaceae FAMILY

Avena abyssinica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Avena abyssinica is an erect, annual grass growing up to 1.5 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant provides an edible seed that is used locally. It is sometimes cultivated for this seed, especially in Ethiopia, and is also tolerated as a weed in barley and wheat crops[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeTropical northeast Africa - Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritraea; Arabian Peninsula - Yemen.

HabitatA weed of arable land, especially in wheat and barley fields, found at elevations of 1,700 - 3,000 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].