" Despite the name, buckwheats are not related to wheat, as they are not cereals / grasses ( family Poaceae ); instead, buckwheat is related to sorrels, knotweeds, and rhubarb.

The name Malinalco comes from the Nahuatl word malinalli, which is a kind of grass ( Poaceae ) called zacate del carbonero in Spanish, the word xóchitl, which means flower and co, which means place, which a translation of “ where they worship the goddess Malinalxóchitl, the malinalli flower ”.

:: Example: " Poa is the type genus of the family Poaceae " is another way of saying that the family name Poaceae is based on the generic name Poa.

Yushania is a genus of bamboo always of the family Poaceae and now of the woody bamboo tribe Bambuseae and the supertribe Bambusodae which have both been experiencing many name changes.

Stipoideae is the name of a subfamily of the true grass family Poaceae.

Poaceae was to be found in more open regions.

In 1974 he named a new subtribe Luziolinae of oryzoid (= rice-like ) grasses Poaceae, but this was not supported by a recent molecular study ( Duvall et al., 1993 ).

Besides the plant remains that might have been expected, such as cycads and conifers, discoveries published in 2005 revealed an unexpectedly wide range of monocotyledons, including palms and grasses ( Poaceae ), including ancestors of rice and bamboo, which has given rise to speculation that herbivorous dinosaurs and grasses co-evolved.

Within the order, by far the most important family economically is the family of grasses ( Poaceae, syn.

Poaceae have hollow stems called culms plugged at intervals by solid leaf-bearing nodes.

Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses ( Poaceae ) and other herbaceous ( non-woody ) plants ( forbs ).

The summits of the volcanoes are covered by large mineral areas with sparse grasslands rich in endemic grasses ( Poaceae, e. g., Festuca borbonica, Agrostis salaziensis, Pennisetum caffrum ) and orchids ( Orchidaceae, e. g., Disa borbonica ), ericoid thickets, or thickets of the small tree Sophora denudata ( Fabaceae ), depending on substrate texture and age.

The Bambusoideae is a subfamily of the true grass family Poaceae, and is characterized by having 3 stigmas and are mostly tree-like.

In some groups ( e. g. grains of the family Poaceae ) the endosperm persists to the mature seed stage as a storage tissue, in which case the seeds are called " albuminous " or " endospermous ", and in others it is absorbed during embryo development ( e. g., most members of the family Fabaceae, including the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris ), in which case the seeds are called " exalbuminous " or " cotyledonous " and the function of storage tissue is performed by enlarged cotyledons (" seed leaves ").

Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses ( Poaceae ) and other herbaceous ( non-woody ) plants ( forbs ).

Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae.

Eragrostis ( lovegrass ) is genus of the Poaceae ( grass family ) and the namesake of the tribe Eragrostideae.

The tribe Oryzeae is within the subfamily Bambusoideae, a group of Poaceae tribes with certain features of internal leaf anatomy in common.

Andropogoneae is a tribe of grasses ( family Poaceae ) widespread throughout tropical and temperate regions.

The Arthrostylidiinae is a subtribe of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ).

The Arundinariinae is a subtribe of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ).

The Bambusinae is a subtribe of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ).

The Chusqueinae is a subtribe of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ).

The Guaduinae is a subtribe of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ).

The Melocanninae is a subtribe of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ).

The Nastinae is a subtribe of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ).

Racemobambos is a genus of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ) and the sole genus of its subtribe, the Racemobambodinae.

Shibataeinae is a subtribe of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ).

Actinocladum verticillatum is a species of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ) and the sole of its genus, Actinocladum.

Alvimia is a genus of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ), comprising 3 species found in eastern coastal Bahia, Brazil.

Apoclada is a genus of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ), comprising one species found in the forests of southeastern Brazil.

Arthrostylidium is a genus of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ), comprising 20 species found in the New World.

Athroostachys capitata is a species of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ) and the sole member of the genus Athroostachys.

Atractantha is a genus of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ), comprising 2 species found in Brazil.

Aulonemia is a genus of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ), comprising about 30 species found from South America to Mexico and Costa Rica.

Colanthelia is a genus of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ), comprising 7 species found in Brazil.

Elytrostachys is a genus of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ), comprising 2 species found in the rainforests from Honduras to Venezuela.

Glaziophyton mirabile is a species of bamboo ( tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae ).

Cereals are grasses ( members of the monocot family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae ) cultivated for the edible components of their grain ( botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis ), composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran.

** Grains – grasses ( members of the monocot family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae ) cultivated for the edible components of their grain ( botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis ), composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran.

Domestication of poaceous cereal crops such as maize ( corn ), wheat, millets, and rice lay at the foundation of sedentary living and civilization around the world, and the Poaceae still constitute the most economically important plant family in modern times, providing forage, building materials ( bamboo, thatch ) and fuel ( ethanol ) as well as food.

: Other examples for sometimes well known plant names with zoological equivalents are Aotus ( Fabaceae and Mammalia ), Arenaria ( Caryophyllaeceae and Aves ), Betula ( Betulaceae and Hymenoptera ), Chloris ( Cactaceae and Aves ), Dugesia ( Asteraceae and Plathelminthes ), Erica ( Ericaceae and Araneae ), Hystrix ( Poaceae and Mammalia ), Iris ( Asparagales and Orthoptera ), Liparis ( Orchidaceae and Actinopterygii ), Phalaenopsis ( Asparagales and Aves ), Pinus ( Pinaceae and Mollusca ), Prunella ( Lamiaceae and Aves ), Ricinus ( Fabaceae and Acari ), Taxus ( Taxaceae and Mammalia ), Typha ( Typhaceae and Porifera ), Ulva ( Ulvophyceae and Lepidoptera ), Viola ( Violaceae and Lepidoptera ).

The diet is varied, the White-winged Chough eats seeds of various grasses ( Poaceae ), Gahnia grandis, Atriplex, Epacris, Hibbertia, Solanum, Acacia and Exocarpos species, as well as introduced species such as the Cursed Thistle ( Cirsium arvense ), Roadside thistle ( C. vulgare ), Winter Honeysuckle ( Lonicera fragrantissima ), Convulvulus and Oxalis species.

* Grasses ( Poaceae or Gramineae )-Alpine Fescue ( Festuca brachyphylla ), Bluegrass ( Poa alpina ), Reed-Bentgrass ( Calamagrostis lapponica ), Sea Lyme-Grass ( Leymus arenarius ), Spike Trisetum ( Trisetum spicatum ), Wild Barley ( Hordeum jubatum )