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The Poaceae or Gramineae are the "true" grasses. They are a large family of monocot flowering plants. There are about 12,000 species and 780 genera. They are one of most ecologically and economically important of all plant families. Rushes and sedges fall outside this family, but they are related.
Poaceae or Gramineae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture. The latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.
See text. Diversity. About 1,050 genera [citation needed] The Poales are a large order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, rushes and sedges. Sixteen plant families are currently recognized by botanists to be part of Poales.
Poaceae - Grasses, Leaves, Stems: What makes the grasses unusual is their method of growth: they elongate by means of cell division and enlargement at the basal point of growth. Leaf blades are usually long and narrow, and the primary inflorescence is the spikelet. The place of origin of the grasses is unknown.
The Pooideae are the largest subfamily of the grass family Poaceae, with about 4,000 species in 15 tribes and roughly 200 genera. They include some major cereals such as wheat, barley, oat, rye and many lawn and pasture grasses.
Festuca ( fescue) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family Poaceae (subfamily Pooideae ). They are evergreen or herbaceous perennial tufted grasses with a height range of 10–200 cm (4–79 in) and a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. [2] .
Overview. Poaceae. Quick Reference. The grass family, known formerly as Gramineae; a very large and important family of monocotyledons, most of which are annual or perennial herbs, but a few genera of which (e.g. the bamboos) are woody. From an ecological viewpoint, it is the most successful family of flowering plants.
