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Poaceae or Gramineae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture. The latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass.
Arrhenatherum, commonly called oatgrass or button-grass, is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in grass family.
Bromus is a large genus of grasses, classified in its own tribe Bromeae. They are commonly known as bromes, brome grasses, cheat grasses or chess grasses. Estimates in the scientific literature of the number of species have ranged from 100 to 400, but plant taxonomists currently recognize around 160–170 species.
Briza is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family, native to northern temperate regions of Eurasia, North Africa, and certain islands in the Atlantic.
Cenchrus is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family. Its species are native to many countries in Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various oceanic islands.
Triodia is a large genus of hummock-forming bunchgrass endemic to Australia. They are known by the common name spinifex, although they are not a part of the coastal genus Spinifex. Many of the soft-leaved members of this species were formerly included in the genus Plectrachne.
Alexfloydia is a genus of perennial stoloniferous grasses in the panic grass subfamily of the Poaceae grass family.
Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perennial plants, most species live more than one season. Tussock grasses are often found as forage in pastures and ornamental grasses in gardens.
Yakirra is a genus of Burmese and Australian plants in the grass family.
Acrachne is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass.
Austrofestuca, called beach fescue, is a genus of Australian and New Zealand plants in the grass family. The only accepted species is Austrofestuca littoralis, native to seacoast regions in Australia and New Zealand.
Austrochloris is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Austrochloris dichanthioides, found only in the State of Queensland.
Cyperochloa is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Cyperochloa hirsuta, found in the Esperance Plains region of Western Australia.
Symplectrodia is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.
Eragrostiella is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.
Enteropogon is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is widespread across many parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various islands.
Whiteochloa is a genus of plants in the grass family.
Leptochloa is a widespread genus of Asian, African, Australian, and American plants in the grass family.
Micraira is the only genus of tribe Micraireae in the grass family, native to Australia.
Rottboellia cochinchinensis is a species of grass known by the common names Itchgrass,Raoul grass, corngrass, Kokoma grass, Guinea-fowl grass, jointed grass, Shamwa grass and Kelly grass. It is a tall, tufted annual grass whose stems (culms) grow up to 300 centimetres (9.8 ft) in height with leaf-blades of up to 45 centimetres (1.48 ft) in length. The species flowers at the apex of culms in the form of spike-like racemes composed of paired spikelets. The common name Itchgrass comes from the bristly (hispid) leaf-sheath which can be irritating to the skin.
References
- ↑ Lazarides, Michael 1984. New taxa of tropical Australian grasses (Poaceae). Nuytsia 5(2): 273–303
- ↑ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Atlas of Living Australia, Arthragrostis Lazarides
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