Poales (Grasses)
Surrey WL Jacobs, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Karen L Wilson, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Published online: March 2003
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003708
Abstract
The Poales include the well‐known and economically important grass family (Gramineae), the well‐known sedge family (Cyperaceae),
the colourful bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) and several less well‐known families of plants. All belong to the group of flowering
plants known as the monocotyledons.
Keywords: grasses; sedges; monocots; pineapples
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