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Catapodium Marinum
''Catapodium marinum'', the sea fern grass, is a species of annual herb in the family Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ... (True grasses). They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 22 cm tall. Sources References marinum Flora of Malta {{Pooideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poaceae
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly 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. With around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the Poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the Asteraceae, Orchidaceae, Fabaceae and Rubiaceae. The Poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as forage, feed for meat-producing animals. They provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%. Some members of the Poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catapodium
''Catapodium'' is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. Species list The genus comprises the following species: * ''Catapodium demnatense'' (Murb.) Maire & Weiller - Morocco * ''Catapodium mamoraeum'' (Maire) Maire & Weiller - Morocco * ''Catapodium marinum'' (L.) C.E.Hubb. - Eurasia + North Africa from Ireland + Canary Islands to Turkey * ''Catapodium rigidum'' (L.) C.E.Hubb. - Eurasia + North Africa from Ireland + Canary Islands to Crimea + Iran + Arabian Peninsula Taxa formerly included See ''Aeluropus Agropyropsis Castellia Catabrosa Cutandia Desmazeria Eragrostiella Micropyrum Narduroides Tripogon Vulpia Wangenheimia'': See also * List of Poaceae genera The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the bamboos, and several i ... References External links Grassbas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
