Binomial: Avena sativa Common names: Oats, groats, oatmeal, joulaf, common oats, wild oats, Common wild oats, sterile oats, cat grass Family: Poaceae Parts used: Young seed, stalk Native to: Believed to have originated in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East [1]. Evidence of domestication since the Bronze Age in Europe [1] Distribution: Found growing... Continue Reading →