Poaceae
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Poaceae, also called Gramineae, is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as true grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of nat
Meadow Foxtail head
Grass flowers
Illustration depicting both staminate and pistillate flowers of maize (Zea mays)
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
Grass
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Grass refers to various families of plants. The three major families of grasslike plants are true grasses, sedges, and rushes. Lawns and pasturelands are typically composed of true grasses, five of wh
Poaceae
…the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture. Poaceae is the most well-known family within the informal group known as grass. With around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the Poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the Asteraceae, Orchidaceae, Fabaceae and…
Poa annua, an annual grass