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
Panicum virgatum
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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
PACMAD clade
…clades) of the true grasses (Poaceae), regrouping six subfamilies and about 5700 species, more than half of all true grasses. Its sister group is the BOP clade. The PACMAD lineage is the only group within the grasses in which the C4 photosynthesis pathway has evolved; studies have shown that this happened…
Poa annua