Grasses

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 natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture. Poaceae is the most well-known family within the informal group known as grass.

thumb|Poa annua, an annual grass

thumb|upright=1.35|Typical grassland thumb|Setaria pumila, a species of [[Poaceae (the dominant plant family in grasslands)]] A grassland is an area (or ecosystem) where the vegetation is dominated by grasses. Sedges and rushes can also be found along with some of legumes such as clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica and are found in most ecoregions of the Earth. Furthermore, grasslands are one of the largest biomes on Earth, covering 31–69% of the Earth's land area. There are different types of grasslands: natural grasslands, semi-natural gras

thumb|275px|Indoor-grown wheatgrass 8–10 days before harvest. thumb|Spelt grass grown outdoors. With a deeper green color than wheat.

thumb|right|alt=An elderly woman sitting at a desk with dried grass specimens, looking at the camera|Mary Agnes Chase studying grass specimens, around 1960

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stem produced by grass plants

perennial, strong, dense, clump-forming plant

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grass grown as an ornamental plant