Cereals/Cereais: Oat/Aveia

Wikipedia wrote:The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, 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. Oats are a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed regularly.

Wikipédia wrote:Avena L. (Aveia) é um género botânico pertencente à família Poaceae, subfamília Pooideae, tribo Aveneae.

O gênero é composto por aproximadamente 450 espécies. As espécies de Avena mais cultivadas são Avena sativa e Avena byzantina.