Avena brevis, the short oat, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae whose seeds are edible.

There are a number of synonyms:^[1]

• Avena uniflora Parl.
• Avena sativa var. brevis (Roth) Körn.
• Avena strigosa var. abbreviata Hausskn.
• Avena strigosa var. brevis (Roth) Hausskn.
• Avena strigosa subsp. brevis (Roth) Husnot
• Avena sativa subsp. brevis (Roth) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. mitteleur.
• Avena strigosa subsp. strigosa prol. brevis (Roth) Thell.
• Avena sativa subsp. sativa var. brevis (Roth) Fiori
• Avena nuda subsp. brevis (Roth) Mansf.

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2002 onwards). World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.: Avena brevis
• GrainGenes Species Report: Avena brevis
• Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops' (P. Hanelt & IPK (eds.) 2001, Springer: Avena brevis^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Plants For A Future: Avena brevis