BOP clade
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The BOP clade is one of two major lineages of undefined taxonomic rank in the grasses, containing more than 5,400 species, about half of all grasses. Well-known members of this clade include rice, som
Poa annua
Starr 010324 9001 Ehrharta erecta
PACMAD clade
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The PACMAD clade is one of two major lineages of the true grasses, regrouping six subfamilies and about 5700 species, more than half of all true grasses. Its sister group is the BOP clade. The PACMAD
BOP clade
…this clade include rice, some major cereals such as wheat, barley, oat, and rye, many lawn and pasture grasses, and bamboos. Its sister group is the PACMAD clade; in contrast with many species of that group who have evolved C4 photosynthesis, the BOP grasses all use the C3 photosynthetic pathway. The clade…
Panicum virgatum