Poaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Gramineae • grass family

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oats; Avena sativa

Dense cluster of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) plants with slender green stems and fine, feathery seed heads.

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Topics

Panicoideae Pooideae Oryzoideae Chloridoideae dwarf bamboo Arundinoideae Millet bamboo foxtail esparto Cyperaceae Bromeliaceae Why Is Grass Green?

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous