#family_Gramineae__Gramineae__Graminaceae__family_Graminaceae__Poaceae__family_Poaceae__grass_family__grassfamily  the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
  supertype:  monocot_family__monocotfamily__liliopsid_family__liliopsidfamily  family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
  subtype:  genus_Calamagrostis  reed grass
  member of:  order_Graminales
  member:  gramineous_plant__graminaceous_plant  cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and narrow long-bladed leaves
  member:  millet  any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine
  member:  genus_Aegilops__Aegilops  goat grass
     member:  goat_grass__Aegilops_triuncalis  European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock
  member:  genus_Agropyron__Agropyron  perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass
     member:  wheatgrass  a grass of the genus Agropyron
  member:  genus_Agrostis__Agrostis  annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)
     member:  bent_grass__bent__bentgrass__bentgras  grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
  member:  genus_Alopecurus__Alopecurus  annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds
     member:  meadow_foxtail__Alopecurus_pratensis  stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America
  member:  genus_Andropogon__Andropogon  tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions
     member:  broom_grass__broomgras  any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making
  member:  genus_Arrhenatherum__Arrhenatherum  oat grass
     member:  tall_oat_grass__tall_meadow_grass__evergreen_grass__evergreengras__false_oat__falseoat__French_rye__Arrhenatherum_elatius  coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage
  member:  genus_Arundo__Arundo  any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds
     member:  giant_reed__giantreed__Arundo_donax  large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large gray-white feathery panicles
  member:  genus_Avena__Avena  oats
     member:  oat  annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
  member:  genus_Bromus__Bromus  a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae
     member:  brome__bromegrass  any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
  member:  genus_Bouteloua__Bouteloua  forage grasses
     member:  grama_grass__gramagras__grama__gramma__gramma_grass  pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America
  member:  genus_Buchloe__Buchloe  buffalo grass
     member:  buffalo_grass__buffalogras__Buchloe_dactyloides  short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
  member:  genus_Cenchrus__Cenchrus  a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs
     member:  burgrass__bur_grass__burgras  a grass of the genus Cenchrus
     member:  field_sandbur__fieldsandbur__sandbur__Cenchrus_tribuloides  grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs
  member:  genus_Chloris__Chloris  tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass
  member:  genus_Cortaderia__Cortaderia  tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass
     member:  pampas_grass__Cortaderia_selloana  tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps
  member:  genus_Cynodon__Cynodon  creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa
     member:  Bermuda_grass__devil_grass__Bahama_grass__kweek__scutch_grass__star_grass__Cynodon_dactylon  trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
     member:  giant_star_grass__Cynodon_plectostachyum  perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay
  member:  genus_Dactylis__Dactylis  a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species)
  member:  genus_Dactyloctenium__Dactyloctenium  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae
  member:  genus_Digitaria__Digitaria  crab grass; finger grass
     member:  crabgrass__crabgras__crabgras__fingergras  grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns
  member:  genus_Echinochloa__Echinochloa  annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions
     member:  barnyard_grass__barn_grass__barn_millet__Echinochloa_crusgalli  a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing
     member:  Japanese_millet__billion-dollar_grass__Japanese_barnyard_millet__sanwa_millet__sanwamillet__Echinochloa_frumentacea  coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States
  member:  genus_Eleusine__Eleusine  annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands
     member:  yardgrass__yardgras__yardgras__wiregras__goosegras__Eleusine_indica  coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
     member:  finger_millet__ragi__ragee__African_millet__coracan__corakan__kurakkan__Eleusine_coracana  East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient
  member:  genus_Elymus__Elymus  tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye)
     member:  lyme_grass  a grass of the genus Elymus
     member:  wild_rye  any of several grasses of the genus Elymus
  member:  genus_Eragrostis__Eragrostis  annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics
     member:  love_grass__bay_grass__baygras  any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; useful especially for forage and prevention of erosion
  member:  genus_Erianthus__Erianthus  genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs
     member:  plume_grass__plumegras  a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes
     member:  Ravenna_grass__wool_grass__Erianthus_ravennae  grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass
  member:  genus_Festuca__Festuca  a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae
     member:  meadow_fescue__fescue__fescue_grass__Festuca_elatior  grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns
     member:  sheep_fescue__sheepfescue__sheep's_fescue__sheep'sfescue__Festuca_ovina  cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass
     member:  silver_grass  of Australia and New Zealand
  member:  genus_Glyceria__Glyceria  manna grass
     member:  manna_grass__mannagras__sweet_grass__sweetgras  any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor
  member:  genus_Holcus__Holcus  a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America
  member:  genus_Hordeum__Hordeum  annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley
     member:  barley  cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
  member:  genus_Leymus__Leymus  genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus
  member:  genus_Lolium__Lolium  darnel; ryegrass
     member:  rye_grass__ryegras__ryegrass  any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses
  member:  genus_Muhlenbergia__Muhlenbergia  a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae grown in America and Asia
     member:  nimblewill__nimble_Will__Muhlenbergia_schreberi  slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States
  member:  genus_Oryza__Oryza  rice
     member:  rice.cereal_grass  annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
  member:  genus_Oryzopsis__Oryzopsis  rice grass
     member:  ricegrass__ricegras__ricegras  any grass of the genus Oryzopsis
  member:  genus_Panicum__Panicum  panic grass
     member:  panic_grass__panicgras  any grass of the genus Panicum; grown for grain and fodder
  member:  genus_Paspalum  a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions
     member:  dallisgrass__dallisgras__dallisgras__Paspalum_dilatatum  tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States
     member:  Bahia_grass__Paspalum_notatum  perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of Gulf states
     member:  knotgrass__knotgras__paspalumdistichum  low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems
  member:  genus_Pennisetum__Pennisetum  a genus of Old World grasses
     member:  pearl_millet__pearlmillet__bulrush_millet__bulrushmillet__cattail_millet__cattailmillet__Pennisetum_glaucum__Pennisetum_Americanum  tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer
     member:  fountain_grass__Pennisetum_ruppelii__Pennisetum_setaceum  tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia
     member:  feathertop_grass__feathertop__Pennistum_villosum  northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles
  member:  genus_Phalaris__Phalaris  a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers
     member:  reed_canary_grass__gardener's_garters__lady's_laces__ribbon_grass__Phalaris_arundinacea  perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America
     member:  canary_grass__birdseed_grass__Phalaris_canariensis  Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
     member:  hardinggrass__Harding_grass__toowomba_canary_grass__Phalaris_aquatica__Phalaris_tuberosa  perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass
  member:  genus_Phleum__Phleum  grasses native to temperate regions
     member:  herd's_grass__timothy__Phleum_pratense  grass with long cylindrical spikes frown in northern United States and Europe for hay
  member:  genus_Phragmites__Phragmites  reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions
     member:  ditch_reed__ditchreed__common_reed__carrizo__Phragmites_communis  tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts
  member:  genus_Poa__Poa  chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions
     member:  blue_grass__bluegrass__bluegras  any of various grasses of the genus Poa
     member:  Kentucky_bluegrass__Kentucky_blue__Kentucy_blue_grass__June_grass__Poa_pratensis  valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures
     member:  wood_meadowgrass__Poa_nemoralis__Agrostis_alba  slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia
  member:  meadowgrass__meadow_grass  any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture
  member:  genus_Saccharum__Saccharum  tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane
     member:  Saccharum_officinarum__sugarcane__sugar_cane__sugarcane  tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
     member:  munj__munja__Saccharum_bengalense__Saccharum_munja  tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets
  member:  genus_Schizachyrium__Schizachyrium  overlaps the genus Andropogon
  member:  genus_Secale__Secale  cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye
     member:  Secale_cereale__rye  hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
  member:  genus_Setaria__Setaria  annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses
     member:  bristlegrass__bristle_grass__bristlegras  grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet
     member:  foxtail_millet__foxtailmillet__Italian_millet__Hungarian_grass__Setaria_italica  coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States
  member:  genus_Sorghum  annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum
     member:  sorghum  economically important Old World tropical cereal grass
  member:  genus_Spartina__Spartina  grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands
     member:  cordgrass__cordgras__cordgras  any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders
  member:  genus_Sporobolus__Sporobolus  cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or rushgrass)
     member:  dropseed  a grass of the genus Sporobolus
     member:  smut_grass__blackseed__carpet_grass__Sporobolus_poiretii  grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus
     member:  rushgrass__rushgras  grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles
  member:  genus_Stenotaphrum__Stenotaphrum  lawn grasses
     member:  St._Augustine_grass__Stenotaphrum_secundatum__buffalo_grass__buffalogras  low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass
  member:  genus_Triticum__Triticum  annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely cultivated in temperate regions
     member:  wheat__corn  annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
  member:  genus_Zea__Zea  corn
     member:  Indian_corn__corn__maize__Zea_mays  tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
  member:  genus_Zizania__Zizania  wild rice
     member:  wild_rice__Zizania_aquatica  perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food
  member:  genus_Zoysia__Zoisia__genus_Zoisia  lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions
     member:  zoysia  any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia
  member:  tribe_Bambuseae__Bambuseae  bamboos
     member:  bamboo  woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
     member:  genus_Bambusa__Bambusa  tall tender clumping bamboos
        member:  common_bamboo__Bambusa_vulgaris  extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain
     member:  genus_Arundinaria__Arundinaria  North American bamboo
        member:  giant_cane__giantcane__cane_reed__Arundinaria_gigantea  tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets
        member:  small_cane__smallcane__switch_cane__Arundinaria_tecta  small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States
     member:  genus_Dendrocalamus__Dendrocalamus  giant clump-forming bamboos
        member:  giant_bamboo__giantbamboo__kyo-chiku__kyochiku__Dendrocalamus_giganteus  immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks
     member:  genus_Phyllostachys__Phyllostachys  medium and large bamboos
        member:  fishpole_bamboo__gosan-chiku__gosanchiku__hotei-chiku__hoteichiku__Phyllostachys_aurea  small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young
        member:  black_bamboo__blackbamboo__kuri-chiku__Phyllostachys_nigra  small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black
        member:  giant_timber_bamboo__madake__ku-chiku__Phyllostachys_bambusoides  large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely brown elsewhere

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