Dutch: grassen.
Culture: grass eaters are herd animals.
Taxonomy: ± 700 genera; ± 20000 species.
Content:
Calcium;
Chromium; Silicon; oxalates; melatonin; gluten.
TaxonomyIn the
Apg3 classification Poaceae is a member of
Poales.
In the
Plant theory Poaceae is split into 4 Subfamilies and placed in with other families in
Poales,
Phase 2. So
Poaceae is a Superfanily, or a Suborder, depending on one’s point of view.
Subfamilies in the PoaceaeAnomochlooideae: broad-leaved; genera Anomochloa, Streptochaeta.
Pharoideae: genera, including Pharus and Leptaspis
Puelioideae: African genus Puelia
Pooideae: wheat, barley, oats, brome-grass Bromus, reed-grasses Calamagrostis, many lawn and pasture grasses.
Bambusoideae: including bamboo.
Ehrhartoideae:including rice and wild rice.
Aristidoideae: including Aristida.
Arundinoideae: including giant reed and common reed.
Chloridoideae: including the lovegrasses Eragrostis, dropseeds Sporobolus, finger millet
Eleusine coracana, muhly grasses Muhlenbergia.
Panicoideae, including panic grass, maize, sorghum, sugarcane, most millets, fonio, and bluestem grasses
Micrairoideae
Danthonioideae, including pampas grass
Tribes in PoaceaeAmpelodesmeae
Amphipogoneae
Andropogoneae
Anisopogoneae
Anomochloeae
Aristideae
Arundineae
Arundinelleae
ArundinoideaeAveneaeBambuseae
BambusoideaeBrachyelytreae
Brachypodieae
BromeaeCentothecoideae
ChloridoideaeCyperochloeae
Danthonieae
Diarrheneae
Ehrharteae
Eriachneae
Guaduelleae
Isachneae
Lygeae
Maydeae
Meliceae
Micrairieae
Nardeae
Neurachneae
Olyreae
Orcuttieae
Oryzeae
Paniceae
PanicoideaePappophoreae
Phaenospermatae
Phareae
Phyllorhachideae
Poeae
PooideaePuelieae
Seslerieae
Spartochloeae
Steyermarkochloeae
StipeaeStreptochaeteae
Streptogyneae
Triodieae
Triticeae