Pooideae
Encyclopedia
The Pooideae is a subfamily of the true grass family
Poaceae
. It includes some major cereal
s such as wheat
, barley
, oat
, rye
and many lawn
and pasture
grasses.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Poaceae
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
. It includes some major cereal
Cereal
Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...
s such as wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
, barley
Barley
Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...
, oat
Oat
The common oat is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name . While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed...
, rye
Rye
Rye is a grass grown extensively as a grain and as a forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe and is closely related to barley and wheat. Rye grain is used for flour, rye bread, rye beer, some whiskeys, some vodkas, and animal fodder...
and many lawn
Lawn
A lawn is an area of aesthetic and recreational land planted with grasses or other durable plants, which usually are maintained at a low and consistent height. Low ornamental meadows in natural landscaping styles are a contemporary option of a lawn...
and pasture
Pasture
Pasture is land used for grazing. Pasture lands in the narrow sense are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, cattle, sheep or swine. The vegetation of tended pasture, forage, consists mainly of grasses, with an interspersion of legumes and other forbs...
grasses.
List
Tribe Brachypodieae Brachypodium Brachypodium Brachypodium is a genus of about 26 annual or perennial bunch grasses from the Northern Hemisphere. Flimsy upright stems form tussocks. Flowers appear in compact spike-like racemes with 5-25 flowers on each short-stalked spikelet in summer... Tribe Bromeae Boissiera Boissiera Boissiera is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Bromus Bromus Bromus is a large genus of the grass family . 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... Tribe Triticeae Triticeae Triticeae is a tribe within the Pooideae subfamily of grasses that includes genera with many domesticated species. Major crop genera are found in this tribe including wheat , barley, and rye; crops in other genera include some for human consumption and others used for animal feed or rangeland... Aegilops Aegilops Aegilops is a genus of plants generally known as goatgrasses and belonging to the grass family, Poaceae. There are about 23 species and numerous sub species in the genus. Various members of the genus are classed as agricultural weeds. Growing through the winter, they resemble winter wheat... Agropyron Agropyron Agropyron is a genus of grasses , native to Europe and Asia. Species in the genus are commonly referred to as crested-wheat grasses... Amblyopyrum Amblyopyrum Amblyopyrum is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.... Australopyrum Australopyrum Australopyrum is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.... Cockaynea Cockaynea Cockaynea is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.... Crithopsis Crithopsis Crithopsis is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Dasypyrum Dasypyrum Dasypyrum is a genus of annual or perennial grass in the Poaceae family, found in Europe, Africa, and temperate Asia. Culms are erect or decumbent, with heights ranging from 10–100 cm... Elymus Elymus In Greek and Roman mythology, Elymus was the mythical ancestor of the Elymians, natives of Sicily. Elymus was a Trojan, a natural son of Anchises and a brother of Eryx.... Elytrigia Elytrigia Elytrigia is a genus of about 20–40 species of grasses, native to temperate regions of the Old World, in Europe, Asia, and northwest Africa. The species are sometimes included in the related genera Agropyron or Elymus, while species in the genera Pascopyrum and Pseudoroegneria are included in... Eremopyrum Eremopyrum Eremopyrum is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Festucopsis Henrardia Henrardia Henrardia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Heteranthelium Heteranthelium Heteranthelium is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Hordelymus Hordelymus Hordelymus is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Hordeum Hordeum Hordeum is a genus of about 30 species of annual and perennial grasses, native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, temperate South America, and also South Africa.... Hysterix Kengyilia Leymus Leymus Leymus is a genus of the true grass family . The common name for this genus is "wild rye"; however, members of the genus Elymus are also sometimes given the same common name... Lophopyrum Malacurus Pascopyrum Peridictyon Peridictyon Peridictyon is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.... Psathyrostachys Psathyrostachys Psathyrostachys is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Pseudoroegneria Secale Secale Secale is a genus of grasses in the Triticeae tribe. The most known member is rye .Other species include:*Secale montanum Guss.*Secale sylvestre Host.... Sitanion Taeniatherum Taeniatherum Taeniatherum is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Thinopyrum Triticum |
Tribe Aveneae Agrostis Agrostis Agrostis is a genus of over 100 species belonging to the grass family Poaceae, commonly referred to as the bent grasses... Aira Aira Aira is a genus of about 10 species of annual grasses, native to western and southern Europe, southwest Asia and Africa. The common name, shared with the similar related genera Deschampsia and Koeleria, is Hair-grass, from the very slender leaves and stems... Airopsis Airopsis Airopsis is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Alopecurus Alopecurus Alopecurus L., or Foxtail Grass, is a genus of the grass family Poaceae with 25 to 35 species.Foxtails occur in northern temperate regions. They can be annual or perennial. They grow in tufts. They have flat leaves and blunt ligules... Ammochloa Ammochloa Ammochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Ammophila Amphibromus Amphibromus Amphibromus is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.... Ancistragrostis Ancistragrostis Ancistragrostis is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Aniselytron Aniselytron Aniselytron is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Anthoxanthum Anthoxanthum Anthoxanthum, the vernal grasses or vernalgrasses, is a large genus of true grass with a cosmopolitan distribution.A. odoratum is a common species of acidic grassland and bogs in northern Europe.... Antinoria Antinoria Antinoria is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Apera Apera Apera is a small genus of annual grasses, known commonly as silkybent grass or windgrass. They are native to Europe and western Asia but have been introduced and naturalized elsewhere, especially A. interrupta and A... Arrhenatherum Arrhenatherum Arrhenatherum, commonly called Oat-grass or Button-grass, is a genus with seven species and subspecies from the grass family Poaceae. It grows in Europe and the Mediterranean. Wild forms resemble Wild Oat or Fescue... Avellinia Avellinia Avellinia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.... Avena Avena The oats are a genus of 10-15 species of true grasses . They are native to Europe, Asia and northwest Africa. One species is widely cultivated elsewhere, and several have become naturalized in many parts of the world... Avenula Beckmannia Beckmannia Beckmannia is a small genus of grasses containing two species known generally as sloughgrass. Beckmannia eruciformis is a Eurasian perennial, and Beckmannia syzigachne is an annual grass found in North America and Asia. The genus was named for the German scientist Johann Beckmann.-External links:**... Calamagrostis Calamagrostis Calamagrostis, or Small-reed or Reedgrass, is a genus in the Grass family Poaceae with about 260 species that occur mainly in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. Towards equatorial latitudes, species of Calamagrostis generally occur at higher elevations in... Chaetopogon Chaetopogon Chaetopogon is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. It is found in Europe and Africa.- External links :*... Cinna Cinna (genus) Cinna is a small genus of grasses known by the common name woodreeds. There are only four species but they are quite widespread and can be found across the temperate Americas and Eurasia. Woodreeds are perennial grasses with long, soft panicle inflorescences... Cornucopiae Cornucopiae Cornucopiae is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Corynephorus Corynephorus Corynephorus is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Cyathopus Cyathopus Cyathopus is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.... Danthoniastrus Deschampsia Deschampsia Deschampsia is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. There are 30 to 40 species.... Deyeuxia Dichelachne Dichelachne Dichelachne is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Dielsiochloa Dielsiochloa Dielsiochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Duthiea Duthiea Duthiea is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Echinopogon Echinopogon Echinopogon is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Euthryptochloa Gastridium Gastridium Gastridium is a small genus of grasses. It contains two species, Gastridium ventricosum, and Gastridium phleoides, although the latter is sometimes grouped with the former, making it a monotypic genus in some treatments. These grasses are sometimes called nit grass.-External links:***... Gaudinia Gaudinia Gaudinia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Gaudiniopsis Graphephorum Graphephorum Graphephorum is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Helictotrichon Helictotrichon Helictotrichon is a genus of perennial grass in the Poaceae family.- Selected species :* Helictotrichon altius Ohwi* Helictotrichon bromoides C. E... |
Hierochloe Hierochloe Hierochloe is a genus of grasses known generally as sweetgrass. These are perennial rhizomatous grasses found in temperate regions in the Northern Hemisphere. These erect green grasses are known for their sweet scent... Holcus Holcus Holcus is a genus of eight species of grasses, native to Europe, Atlantic Ocean islands, Africa and western Asia.... Hyalopoa Hypseochloa Hypseochloa Hypseochloa is a genus of grass containing two species:* Hypseochloa cameroonensis C.E. Hubb. – Southern Nigeria* Hypseochloa matengoensis C.E. Hubb. – Tanzania... Koeleria Koeleria Koeleria is a genus of true grasses which includes species known generally as Junegrasses. The genus was named after German botanist Georg Ludwig Koeler.Selected species:*Koeleria asiatica - Eurasian Junegrass*Koeleria caudata... Lagurus Leptagrostis Leptagrostis Leptagrostis is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Libyella Libyella Libyella is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Limnas Limnas Limnas is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. It is found in temperate Asia.-External links:*... Limnodea Limnodea Limnodea is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. It is found in North America.-External links:*... Linkagrostis Maillea Metcalfia Metcalfia Metcalfia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Mibora Mibora Mibora is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Milium Nephelochloa Nephelochloa Nephelochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Pentapogon Pentapogon Pentapogon is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Periballia Periballia Periballia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Peyritschia Peyritschia Peyritschia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Phalaris Phalaris (grass) Phalaris is a genus of grasses. Various species of Phalaris grow on every continent except Antarctica. They can be found in a broad range of habitats from below sea level to thousands of feet above sea level and from wet marshy areas to dry places. P. arundinacea and P... Phleum Phleum Phleum is a genus of about 15 species of annual and perennial grasses. The genus is native to Europe, Asia and north Africa, with one species Phleum (catstail or timothy-grass) is a genus of about 15 species of annual and perennial grasses. The genus is native to Europe, Asia and north Africa,... Pilgerochloa Pilgerochloa Pilgerochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family consisiting of two Middle Eastern species: Pilgerochloa blanchei Eig and Pilgerochloa eigiana H.Scholz & Raus.- External links :*... Polypogon Polypogon Polypogon is a genus of grasses which are known generally as beard grass or rabbitsfoot grass. They are native to Europe, Africa, and South America, but certain species have been introduced elsewhere. Species vary in appearance; some are erect while others drape over the ground in waves. Many have... Pseudarrhenatherum Pseudodanthonia Pseudodanthonia Pseudodanthonia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Pseudophleum Relchela Relchela Relchela is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Rhizocephalus Rhizocephalus Rhizocephalus is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Scribneria Scribneria Scribneria is a monotypic genus of grass in the Poaceae family. It contains the single species Scribneria bolanderi, which is known by the common name Scribner's grass. It is native to the west coast of North America from Washington to Baja California. This petite annual grass grows in many types... Sinochasea Sinochasea Sinochasea is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Sphenopholis Sphenopholis Sphenopholis is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. There are about six species, all native to North America. They are known generally as wedgescales.Species include:*Sphenopholis filiformis - longleaf wedgescale... Stephanachne Stephanachne Stephanachne is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Stilpnophleum Tovarochloa Tovarochloa Tovarochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Triplachne Triplachne Triplachne is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Trisetum Trisetum Trisetum is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-Species:* There are about 75 species, listed in List of Trisetum species.-External links:*... Vahlodea Ventenata Ventenata Ventenata is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. There are five species, including Ventenata dubia, an invasive weed.-External links:*... Zingeria Zingeria Zingeria is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.Zingeria was named in honour of Vasily Jakovlevich Zinger , Russian mathematician, botanist and philosopher.-External links:*... |
Tribe Poeae Agropyropsis Agropyropsis Agropyropsis is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Anthochloa Anthochloa Anthochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Aphanelytrum Aphanelytrum Aphanelytrum is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Arctagrostis Arctagrostis Arctagrostis is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Arctophila Arctophila Arctophila is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Austrofestuca Austrofestuca Austrofestuca is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Bellardiochloa Bellardiochloa Bellardiochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-Species:* Bellardiochloa argaea R.R.Mill 1985* Bellardiochloa carica R.R. Mill 1985* Bellardiochloa polychroa Roshev. 1934... Briza Briza Briza is a genus of annual grasses in the family Poaceae, native to north temperate regions. The group is generally referred to as the quaking grasses because the flower and seedheads shake on their stalks in the slightest breeze... Calosteca Castellia Castellia Castellia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Catabrosella Catabrosella Catabrosella is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.... Catapodium Catapodium Catapodium is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Coleanthus Coleanthus Coleanthus is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Colpodium Colpodium Colpodium is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.It contains the following species:* Colpodium chionogeiton* Colpodium hedbergii... Ctenopsis Ctenopsis Ctenopsis is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.... Cutandia Cutandia Cutandia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.... Cynosurus Cynosurus Cynosurus is a genus of grasses. Plants in this genus are known generally as dogstail grass. They are native to the Mediterranean Basin, but some have been introduced elsewhere.-species:* Cynosurus aegyptiacus* Cynosurus aegyptius... Dactylis Dactylis Dactylis is a genus of grasses in the subfamily Pooideae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. They are known in English as cock's-foot or cocksfoot grasses, also sometimes as orchard grasses.-Taxonomy:... Dasypoa Desmazeria Desmazeria Desmazeria is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Dissanthelium Dissanthelium Dissanthelium is a genus of grasses native to the Americas, especially in the Andes of South America. One of the two species native to North America, the California dissanthelium, was thought to be extinct until a single population was discovered on Santa Catalina Island, California, in 2005.Other... Dryopoa Dryopoa Dryopoa dives is a species of grass and the only member of the genus Dryopoa. The name Dryopoa is derived from the Greek language, with dryos meaning tree and poa meaning grass. This species in endemic to Australia.... Dupontia Eremopoa Eremopoa Eremopoa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Erianthecium Erianthecium Erianthecium is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Festuca |
Festucella Gymnachne Hainardia Hainardia Hainardia is a monotypic genus of grasses containing the single species Hainardia cylindrica, which is known by several common names, including barbgrass, hardgrass, and thintail. This grass is native to Eurasia and North Africa, but it can be found along coastlines in many parts of the temperate... Helleria Hookerochloa Lamarckia Leucopoa Lindbergella Lindbergella Lindbergella is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Littledalea Littledalea Littledalea is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Loliolum Loliolum Loliolum is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Lolium Lombardochloa Megalachne Megalachne Megalachne is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Microbriza Microbriza Microbriza is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Micropyropsis Micropyropsis Micropyropsis is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Micropyrum Micropyrum Micropyrum is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Narduroides Narduroides Narduroides is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Parafestuca Parapholis Parapholis Parapholis is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. There are about six species.Species include:* Parapholis incurva* Parapholis strigosa- External links :* *... Phippsia Phippsia Phippsia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Pholiurus Pholiurus Pholiurus is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Poa Poa Poa is a genus of about 500 species of grasses, native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres. Common names include meadow-grass , bluegrass , tussock , and speargrass. "Poa" is Greek for fodder... Podophorus Podophorus Podophorus is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Poidium Pseudobromus Psilurus Psilurus Psilurus is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Puccinellia Puccinellia Puccinellia is a genus of grasses which are known as alkali grass. These grasses grow in wet environments, often in saline or alkaline conditions... Rhomboelytrum Sclerochloa Scolochloa Scolochloa Scolochloa is a genus of perennial grass in the Poaceae family, growing in Europe, temperate Asia, and North America.- Species :* Scolochloa arundinacea* Scolochloa donax* Scolochloa festucacea... Simplicia Simplicia The Simplicia was a French automobile manufactured only in 1910. A 10/12 hp light car, it had independent front suspension; the backbone chassis was in unit with its Aster engine and gearbox.... Sphenopus Sphenopus Sphenopus is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Torreyochloa Torreyochloa Torreyochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. There are about 4 species, two in North America and two in Asia.Species include:*Torreyochloa erecta*Torreyochloa pallida-External links:*... Tsvelevia Vulpia Vulpia Vulpia is a genus of grasses which are known as fescues; Vulpia is sometimes considered a subset of the main fescue genus, Festuca. Many of these fescues are considered noxious weeds in places where they are not native... Vulpiella Vulpiella Vulpiella is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Wangenheimia Tribe Seslerieae Echinaria Echinaria Echinaria is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Oreochloa Oreochloa Oreochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Psilathera Sesleria Sesleria Sesleria is a genus of perennial grass in the Poaceae family.-Species:* Sesleria achtarovii* Sesleria alba* Sesleria albanica* Sesleria albicans* Sesleria americana* Sesleria anatolica* Sesleria angustifolia... Sesleriella |
Tribe Meliceae Meliceae The Meliceae is a tribe of grasses near the base of the Pooideae . It includes two relatively large genera, Melica with about 80-90 species and Glyceria with about 55 species... Brylkinia Brylkinia Brylkinia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Catabrosa Catabrosa Catabrosa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. It is in flower from June to August, and the seeds ripen from July to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by Wind... Glyceria Glyceria Glyceria is a genus of grasses known commonly as mannagrass or, as referred to in the UK, sweet-grass. These are perennial rhizomatous grasses found in wet areas in temperate regions worldwide. The base of the grass grows along the ground and may root at several places. Then it grows erect and... Lycochloa Lycochloa Lycochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Melica Melica Melica is a genus of perennial grasses known generally as melic or melic grass. They are found in most temperate regions of the world. They are clumping grasses with long, erect stems bearing spikelets of papery grass flowers... Pleuropogon Pleuropogon Pleuropogon is a genus of grasses known generally as semaphore grass. There are five species, all native to western North America, with one extending into eastern Asia. These are erect grasses with drooping leaves... Schizachne Schizachne Schizachne is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Streblochaete Streblochaete Streblochaete is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Triniochloa Triniochloa Triniochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.-External links:*... Tribe Stipeae Stipeae The Stipeae are a tribe of grasses within the subfamily Pooidae, with up to 600 described species. The defining morphological features of the Stipeae include single-flowered spikelets lacking a rachilla extension, and the lemmas have either a sharp point or a terminal awn .The tribe includes the... Achnatherum Achnatherum Achnatherum is a genus of plants which includes several species of needlegrass. Several needlegrass species have been switched between Achnatherum and genus Stipa; taxonomy between the two closely related genera is still uncertain.... Stipa Stipa This article is about a type of grass.For Speech Transmission Index for Public Address Systems, see Speech transmission index.For the Italian aircraft designer, see Luigi Stipa... Tribe Diarrheneae Diarrhena Diarrhena Diarrhena is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*... Tribe Nardeae Nardus Nardus Nardus is a European botanical genus belonging to the family Poaceae . The genus formerly included more species, but the only currently accepted member is Nardus stricta.... |
Tribe Brachyelytreae Brachyelytrum Brachyelytrum Brachyelytrum is a small grass genus that occurs in eastern North America and eastern Asia. It is one of several grass species that displays this classic floristic disjunction pattern... |