Poaceae (/ poʊˈeɪsi.iː, - ˌaɪ / poh-AY-see-e (y)e), also called Gramineae (/ ɡrəˈmɪni.iː, - ˌaɪ / grə-MIN-ee-e (y)e), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants …

Jul 1, 2025 · Gramineae or Poaceae is the large and ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants. It is also known as grass family. This is because they have typically narrow …

There are about 10,000 grass species, most of them confined to a single continent. An exception, the cosmopolitan species Phragmites australis, the giant reed grass, has the widest …

Grasses are well adapted to open, marginal and fre-quently disturbed habitats, and can be found on every continent, including Antarctica. A grass is characterised by having a caryopsis or …

Dec 24, 2025 · Plants annual or perennial; usually terrestrial, sometimes aquatic; tufted, mat-forming, cespitose, pluricespitose, or with solitary culms (flowering stems), rhizomes and …

Habit: Annual to woody perennial herb; roots generally fibrous. Stem: generally round, hollow; nodes swollen, solid. Leaf: alternate, 2-ranked, generally linear, parallel-veined; sheath …

Dec 25, 2024 · The family Gramineae comprises over 11,000 species of flowering plants known as grasses. This diverse group includes not only the well-known cereals like wheat and rice …

Gramineae: Also known as Poaceae, Gramineae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly referred to as grasses. This family includes …

The Gramineae family, commonly known as the grass family, is one of the largest and most economically important families of plants. The family includes important crops such as wheat, …

Poaceae (Gramineae) or Grass family is among the most important flowering plant families due to its widespread distribution and abundance (Gebashe et al., 2019). This family comprises 789 …