Poales: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	grass order

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Close-up of mature golden wheat (Triticum aestivum) heads and stalks densely packed in a field.

Close-up of corn plants in a field with green leaves and ears of corn showing reddish-brown silk during the maturation stage.

oats; Avena sativa

Cattail (Typha)

Close-up of a Carex vesicaria sedge plant with green, spiky flower spikes and slender grass-like leaves.

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Topics

Poaceae Cyperaceae Joinvilleaceae Eriocaulaceae Xyridaceae Thurniaceae Bromeliaceae Pooideae Syngonanthus Eriocaulon Zingiberales Arecales Commelinales

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

trees deciduous and coniferous. trees grow on a bank of a forest in springtime in Alberta, British Columbia, Canada. logging, forestry, wood, lumber, wilderness

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