Ventenata dubia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ventenata dubia (Leers) Durieu

North africa grass, Ventenata grass

2022 Donald Burk

2011 Steve Matson

Ventenata dubia is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.

There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~219 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Ventenata
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Avena dubia
PLANTS	Ventenata avenacea

Information about Ventenata dubia from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (VEDU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: watch (high risk) Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/27/2025).