#monocot_genus__monocotgenu__liliopsid_genus  genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
  supertype:  genus__genu  (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
  member of:  class_Monocotyledones
  subtype:  liliid_monocot_genus  genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
     subtype:  genus_Iris  large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes
     subtype:  genus_Belamcanda__Belamcanda  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
     subtype:  genus_Crocus  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
     subtype:  genus_Freesia  cormous perennial herbs; native to South Africa
     subtype:  genus_Gladiolus  gladiolas
     subtype:  genus_Ixia__Ixia  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
     subtype:  genus_Sisyrinchium__Sisyrinchium  chiefly North American grasslike herbs
     subtype:  genus_Sparaxis__Sparaxis  deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa
     subtype:  genus_Amaryllis  type genus of the Amaryllidaceae; bulbous flowering plants of southern Africa
     subtype:  genus_Bomarea__Bomarea  large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae
     subtype:  genus_Haemanthus__Haemanthus  genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies
     subtype:  genus_Hippeastrum  bulbous flowering plants of tropical America
     subtype:  genus_Narcissus  Old World perennial bulbous herbs
     subtype:  genus_Strekelia__Strekelia  a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family
     subtype:  genus_Hypoxis__Hypoxis  small plants that resemble Amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass
     subtype:  genus_Lilium__Lilium  type genus of Liliaceae
     subtype:  genus_Agapanthus  small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae
     subtype:  genus_Albuca  genus of bulbous plants of South Africa; sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae
     subtype:  genus_Aletris__Aletris  small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
     subtype:  genus_Allium__Allium  large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
     subtype:  genus_Aloe  large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some systems placed in family Aloeaceae
     subtype:  genus_Kniphofia  genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves; sometimes placed in family Aloeaceae
     subtype:  genus_Alstroemeria  genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae
     subtype:  genus_Amianthum__Amianthum  1 species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
     subtype:  genus_Anthericum__Anthericum  genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
     subtype:  genus_Aphyllanthes__Aphyllanthes  1 species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae
     subtype:  genus_Asparagus  large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae
     subtype:  genus_Asphodeline__Asphodeline  genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
     subtype:  genus_Asphodelus__Asphodelus  small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
     subtype:  genus_Aspidistra  genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae
     subtype:  genus_Bessera__Bessera  small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
     subtype:  genus_Blandfordia__Blandfordia  small species of tuberous-rooted Australian perennial herbs
     subtype:  genus_Bloomeria__Bloomeria  small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
     subtype:  genus_Bowiea__Bowiea  small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
     subtype:  genus_Brodiaea  genus of western United States bulbous plants with basal leaves and variously colored flowers; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
     subtype:  genus_Calochortus__Calochortus  large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs
     subtype:  genus_Camassia__Camassia__Quamassia__genus_Quamassia  genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs
     subtype:  genus_Erythronium__Erythronium  perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily
     subtype:  genus_Fritillaria__Fritillaria  fritillary
     subtype:  genus_Tulipa__Tulipa  Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs
     subtype:  genus_Colchicum__Colchicum  chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae
     subtype:  genus_Gloriosa  sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily
     subtype:  genus_Hemerocallis__Hemerocallis  east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae
     subtype:  genus_Hosta__Hosta__Funka__genus_Funka  robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae
     subtype:  genus_Hyacinthus  sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae as the type genus
     subtype:  genus_Hyacinthoides__Hyacinthoides  small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
     subtype:  genus_Ornithogalum__Ornithogalum  sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
     subtype:  genus_Muscari__Muscari  sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
     subtype:  genus_Scilla  sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae
     subtype:  genus_Tofieldia__Tofieldia  genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
     subtype:  genus_Urginea__Urginea  Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
     subtype:  genus_Ruscus__Ruscus  a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae
     subtype:  genus_Narthecium__Narthecium  bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
     subtype:  genus_Veratrum__Veratrum  a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
     subtype:  genus_Xerophyllum__Xerophyllum  small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
     subtype:  genus_Xanthorroea__Xanthorroea  grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae
     subtype:  genus_Zigadenus__Zigadenus  genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
     subtype:  genus_Trillium  deciduous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae
     subtype:  genus_Smilax__Smilax  sometimes placed in Smilacaceae
     subtype:  genus_Convallaria__Convallaria  sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley
     subtype:  genus_Clintonia  sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae
     subtype:  genus_Liriope__Liriope  sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf
     subtype:  genus_Maianthemum__Maianthemum  sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley
     subtype:  genus_Polygonatum__Polygonatum  sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae
     subtype:  genus_Uvularia__Uvularia  genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States
     subtype:  genus_Tacca__Tacca  genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers
     subtype:  genus_Agave  type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae
     subtype:  genus_Cordyline__Cordyline  Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants
     subtype:  genus_Dracaena  Old World tropical plants with branches ending in tufts of sword-shaped leaves; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae
     subtype:  genus_Nolina__Nolina  perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico
     subtype:  genus_Polianthes__Polianthes  genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lilylike flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
     subtype:  genus_Sansevieria  Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae
     subtype:  genus_Yucca  tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms; sometimes considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae
  subtype:  genus_Juncus__Juncus  type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes
  subtype:  genus_Arum  type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves
  subtype:  genus_Acorus__Acorus  sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae
  subtype:  genus_Aglaonema__Aglaonema  climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen
  subtype:  genus_Alocasia  tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix
  subtype:  genus_Amorphophallus  genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm
  subtype:  genus_Anthurium  large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants
  subtype:  genus_Arisaema__Arisaema  tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials
  subtype:  genus_Arisarum__Arisarum  tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area
  subtype:  genus_Caladium  small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leaves
  subtype:  genus_Calla__Calla  water arum
  subtype:  genus_Colocasia__Colocasia  small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro
  subtype:  genus_Cryptocoryne  water trumpet; aquatic herbs having broad leaves and long slender spathes; often used as aquarium plants
  subtype:  genus_Dieffenbachia__Dieffenbachia  evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants
  subtype:  genus_Dracontium  small genus of tropical American cormous herbs
  subtype:  Dracunculus__genus_Dracunculus  tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum
  subtype:  genus_Epipremnum__Epipremnum  small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas
  subtype:  genus_Lysichiton__Lysichiton__Lysichitum__genus_Lysichitum  skunk cabbage
  subtype:  genus_Monstera  tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leaves
  subtype:  genus_Nephthytis  small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbs
  subtype:  genus_Orontium__Orontium  1 species of aquatic plant: golden club
  subtype:  genus_Peltandra__Peltandra  small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs
  subtype:  genus_Philodendron  any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leaves
  subtype:  genus_Pistia  1 species: water lettuce
  subtype:  genus_Scindapsus__Scindapsus__genus_Pothos  evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil
  subtype:  genus_Spathiphyllum  evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia
  subtype:  genus_Symplocarpus__Symplocarpus  one species: skunk cabbage
  subtype:  genus_Syngonium__Syngonium  epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage
  subtype:  genus_Xanthosoma__Xanthosoma  tropical American tuberous perennials
  subtype:  genus_Zantedeschia__Zantedeschia  calla lily
  subtype:  genus_Lemna__Lemna  minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root
  subtype:  genus_Spirodela__Spirodela  minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots
  subtype:  genus_Wolffia__Wolffia  minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond
  subtype:  genus_Wolffiella__Wolffiella  minute rootless aquatic herbs having flat fronds floating on or below the water surface and bearing 1-2 flowers per frond; America and Africa
  subtype:  genus_Orchis  type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere
  subtype:  genus_Aerides  epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff 2-ranked leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemes
  subtype:  genus_Angrecum__Angraecum__genus_Angraecum  genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque
  subtype:  genus_Anoectochilus__Anoectochilus  genus of delicate Asiatic orchids
  subtype:  genus_Aplectrum__Aplectrum  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
  subtype:  genus_Arethusa  genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan
  subtype:  genus_Bletia  genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers
  subtype:  genus_Bletilla__Bletilla  small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia
  subtype:  genus_Brassavola  genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids
  subtype:  genus_Brassia__Brassia  genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids
  subtype:  genus_Caladenia  terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia
  subtype:  genus_Calanthe  large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids
  subtype:  genus_Calopogon__Calopogon  terrestrial orchids of North America
  subtype:  genus_Calypso  1 species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia
  subtype:  genus_Catasetum__Catasetum  genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences
  subtype:  genus_Cattleya  large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varieties
  subtype:  genus_Cephalanthera__Cephalanthera  small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids
  subtype:  genus_Cleistes__Cleistes  terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia
  subtype:  genus_Coeloglossum__Coeloglossum  terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid
  subtype:  genus_Coelogyne  large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids
  subtype:  genus_Corallorhiza__Corallorhiza  genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions
  subtype:  genus_Coryanthes__Coryanthes  small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids
  subtype:  genus_Cycnoches__Cycnoches  genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids
  subtype:  genus_Cymbidium  genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular orchid genera
  subtype:  genus_Cypripedium__Cypripedium  genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum
  subtype:  genus_Dactylorhiza__Dactylorhiza  genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa
  subtype:  genus_Dendrobium  large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia
  subtype:  genus_Disa  genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids
  subtype:  genus_Dracula__Dracula  comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips
  subtype:  genus_Dryadella__Dryadella  comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers
  subtype:  genus_Eburophyton__Eburophyton  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
  subtype:  genus_Encyclia__Encyclia  large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum
  subtype:  genus_Epidendrum__Epidendrum  large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States
  subtype:  genus_Epipactis__Epipactis  genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
  subtype:  genus_Glossodia__Glossodia  small genus of Australian orchids
  subtype:  genus_Goodyera__Goodyera  genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers
  subtype:  genus_Grammatophyllum__Grammatophyllum  small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long
  subtype:  genus_Gymnadenia__Gymnadenia  small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia
  subtype:  genus_Gymnadeniopsis__Gymnadeniopsis  genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria
  subtype:  genus_Habenaria__Habenaria  chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis
  subtype:  genus_Hexalectris__Hexalectris  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
  subtype:  genus_Himantoglossum__Himantoglossum  small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region
  subtype:  genus_Laelia  large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of various sizes
  subtype:  genus_Liparis  genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate
  subtype:  genus_Listera__Listera__listera  genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe
  subtype:  genus_Malaxis__Malaxis  large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan
  subtype:  genus_Masdevallia  large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube; includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum
  subtype:  genus_Maxillaria  large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes
  subtype:  genus_Miltonia__Miltonia  genus of tropical American orchids
  subtype:  genus_Odontoglossum  large and important genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids; some of the most widely grown species are often placed in other genera
  subtype:  genus_Oncidium  large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America
  subtype:  genus_Ophrys__Ophrys  a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia
  subtype:  genus_Paphiopedilum__Paphiopedilum  horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium
  subtype:  genus_Phaius  genus of Asiatic ans Australian terrestrial orchids
  subtype:  genus_Phalaenopsis__Phalaenopsis  genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia
  subtype:  genus_Pholidota__Pholidota  genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific
  subtype:  genus_Phragmipedium__Phragmipedium  genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady slippers
  subtype:  genus_Platanthera__Platanthera  herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres
  subtype:  genus_Plectorrhiza__Plectorrhiza  small genus of Australian orchids
  subtype:  genus_Pleione__Pleione  small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan
  subtype:  genus_Pleurothallis  large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical America
  subtype:  genus_Pogonia  small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely related to genus Cleistes;: of damp or boggy areas of north temperate zone
  subtype:  genus_Psychopsis__Psychopsis  epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium
  subtype:  genus_Pterostylis__Pterostylis  genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific
  subtype:  genus_Rhyncostylis__Rhyncostylis  genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia
  subtype:  genus_Sarcochilus__Sarcochilus  diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia
  subtype:  genus_Scaphosepalum__Scaphosepalum  comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers carried on one scape
  subtype:  genus_Schomburgkia__Schomburgkia  genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers
  subtype:  genus_Selenipedium__Selenipedium  genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla
  subtype:  genus_Sobralia  genus of tropical American orchids
  subtype:  genus_Spiranthes__Spiranthes  large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids
  subtype:  genus_Stanhopea  genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids
  subtype:  genus_Stelis  genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America
  subtype:  genus_Trichoceros__Trichoceros  small genus of small epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical South America
  subtype:  genus_Vanda  genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia
  subtype:  genus_Vanilla  large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds
  subtype:  genus_Burmannia__Burmannia  type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a 3-angled or 3-winged perianth
  subtype:  genus_Aegilops__Aegilops  goat grass
  subtype:  genus_Agropyron__Agropyron  perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass
  subtype:  genus_Alopecurus__Alopecurus  annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds
  subtype:  genus_Andropogon__Andropogon  tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions
  subtype:  genus_Arundo__Arundo  any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds
  subtype:  genus_Bromus__Bromus  a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae
  subtype:  genus_Bouteloua__Bouteloua  forage grasses
  subtype:  genus_Buchloe__Buchloe  buffalo grass
  subtype:  genus_Calamagrostis__Calamagrostis  reed grass
  subtype:  genus_Cenchrus__Cenchrus  a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs
  subtype:  genus_Chloris__Chloris  tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass
  subtype:  genus_Cortaderia__Cortaderia  tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass
  subtype:  genus_Cynodon__Cynodon  creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa
  subtype:  genus_Dactylis__Dactylis  a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species)
  subtype:  genus_Dactyloctenium__Dactyloctenium  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae
  subtype:  genus_Digitaria__Digitaria  crab grass; finger grass
  subtype:  genus_Echinochloa__Echinochloa  annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions
  subtype:  genus_Eleusine__Eleusine  annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands
  subtype:  genus_Elymus__Elymus  tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye)
  subtype:  genus_Eragrostis__Eragrostis  annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics
  subtype:  genus_Erianthus__Erianthus  genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs
  subtype:  genus_Festuca__Festuca  a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae
  subtype:  genus_Glyceria__Glyceria  manna grass
  subtype:  genus_Holcus__Holcus  a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America
  subtype:  genus_Hordeum__Hordeum  annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley
  subtype:  genus_Leymus__Leymus  genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus
  subtype:  genus_Lolium__Lolium  darnel; ryegrass
  subtype:  genus_Muhlenbergia__Muhlenbergia  a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae grown in America and Asia
  subtype:  genus_Oryza__Oryza  rice
  subtype:  genus_Oryzopsis__Oryzopsis  rice grass
  subtype:  genus_Panicum__Panicum  panic grass
  subtype:  genus_Paspalum  a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions
  subtype:  genus_Pennisetum__Pennisetum  a genus of Old World grasses
  subtype:  genus_Phalaris__Phalaris  a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers
  subtype:  genus_Phleum__Phleum  grasses native to temperate regions
  subtype:  genus_Phragmites__Phragmites  reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions
  subtype:  genus_Poa__Poa  chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions
  subtype:  genus_Saccharum__Saccharum  tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane
  subtype:  genus_Schizachyrium__Schizachyrium  overlaps the genus Andropogon
  subtype:  genus_Secale__Secale  cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye
  subtype:  genus_Setaria__Setaria  annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses
  subtype:  genus_Sorghum  annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum
  subtype:  genus_Spartina__Spartina  grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands
  subtype:  genus_Sporobolus__Sporobolus  cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or rushgrass)
  subtype:  genus_Stenotaphrum__Stenotaphrum  lawn grasses
  subtype:  genus_Triticum__Triticum  annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely cultivated in temperate regions
  subtype:  genus_Zea__Zea  corn
  subtype:  genus_Zizania__Zizania  wild rice
  subtype:  genus_Zoysia__Zoisia__genus_Zoisia  lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions
  subtype:  genus_Bambusa__Bambusa  tall tender clumping bamboos
  subtype:  genus_Arundinaria__Arundinaria  North American bamboo
  subtype:  genus_Dendrocalamus__Dendrocalamus  giant clump-forming bamboos
  subtype:  genus_Phyllostachys__Phyllostachys  medium and large bamboos
  subtype:  genus_Cyperus__Cyperus  type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions
  subtype:  genus_Carex__Carex  large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges
  subtype:  genus_Eriophorum__Eriophorum  cotton grass
  subtype:  genus_Scirpus__Scirpus  rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs
  subtype:  genus_Eleocharis__Eleocharis  sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths
  subtype:  genus_Pandanus  type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines)
  subtype:  genus_Typha__Typha  reed maces; cattails
  subtype:  genus_Sparganium__Sparganium  type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions
  subtype:  genus_Haemodorum__Haemodorum  type genus of family Haemodoraceae
  subtype:  genus_Anigozanthus__Anigozanthus  genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and cat's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
  subtype:  genus_Canna  type and sole genus of the Cannaceae: perennial lilylike herbs of New World tropics
  subtype:  genus_Maranta  herbs of tropical America
  subtype:  genus_Musa__Musa  type genus of the Musaceae: bananas
  subtype:  genus_Ensete__Ensete  Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas
  subtype:  genus_Strelitzia__Strelitzia  small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae
  subtype:  genus_Ravenala  woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in family Musaceae
  subtype:  genus_Zingiber__Zingiber  tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger
  subtype:  genus_Curcuma__Curcuma  tropical Asiatic perennial herbs
  subtype:  genus_Elettaria__Elettaria  cardamom
  subtype:  genus_Acrocomia__Acrocomia  Central and South American feather palms
  subtype:  genus_Areca  a monocotyledonous genus of palm trees
  subtype:  genus_Attalea__Attalea  unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America
  subtype:  genus_Borassus__Borassus  palmyra
  subtype:  genus_Calamus  distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest
  subtype:  genus_Caryota__Caryota  fishtail palms
  subtype:  Ceroxylon__genus_ceroxylon__genusceroxylon  wax palms
  subtype:  genus_Cocos__Cocos  coconut palms
  subtype:  genus_Copernicia__Copernicia  slow-growing tropical fan palms
  subtype:  genus_Corozo  a monocotyledonous genus of tropical American palm trees
  subtype:  genus_Corypha__Corypha  large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia
  subtype:  genus_Elaeis__Elaeis  oil palms
  subtype:  genus_Euterpe__Euterpe  a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America
  subtype:  genus_Metroxylon__Metroxylon  a genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die
  subtype:  genus_Nipa__Nipa__Nypa__genus_Nypa  monotypic genus of palms of Australasia
  subtype:  genus_Orbignya__Orbignya  palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm
  subtype:  genus_Phoenicophorium__Phoenicophorium  latanier palm
  subtype:  genus_Phoenix__Phoenix  a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa
  subtype:  genus_Raffia__Raffia__Raphia__genus_Raphia  feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes
  subtype:  genus_Rhapis__Rhapis  genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan
  subtype:  genus_Roystonea__Roystonea  a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms
  subtype:  genus_Sabal__Sabal  American dwarf fan palms
  subtype:  genus_Serenoa__Serenoa  one species: saw palmetto
  subtype:  genus_Thrinax__Thrinax  small to medium-sized fan palms
  subtype:  genus_Xyris__Xyris  chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers
  subtype:  genus_Commelina  type genus of the Commelinaceae; large genus of herbs of branching or creeping habit: day flower; widow's tears
  subtype:  genus_Tradescantia__Tradescantia  spiderworts
  subtype:  genus_Ananas__Ananas  a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)
  subtype:  Bromelia  the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx
  subtype:  genus_Tillandsia__Tillandsia  large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses
  subtype:  genus_Mayaca__Mayaca  small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers
  subtype:  genus_Eriocaulon__Eriocaulon  type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid lakes and pools and bogs
  subtype:  genus_Pontederia__Pontederia  pickerelweed
  subtype:  genus_Eichhornia__Eichhornia  water hyacinth; water orchid
  subtype:  genus_Heteranthera__Heteranthera  mud plantains
  subtype:  genus_Naias__Naias__Najas__genus_Najas  sole genus of the family Naiadaceae
  subtype:  genus_Alisma__Alisma  small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants
  subtype:  genus_Sagittaria__Sagittaria  genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers
     subtype:  common_arrowhead  a weed
  subtype:  genus_Hydrocharis__Hydrocharis  frogbit
  subtype:  genus_Hydrilla  1 species
  subtype:  genus_Limnobium__Limnobium  American frogbit
  subtype:  genus_Elodea__Elodea__pondweed__ditchmoss__ditchmos  submerged freshwater perennials
  subtype:  genus_Egeria__Egeria  small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants
  subtype:  genus_Vallisneria__Vallisneria  eelgrass; eel grass
  subtype:  genus_Potamogeton__Potamogeton  a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water
  subtype:  genus_Groenlandia__Groenlandia  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Potamogetonaceae
  subtype:  genus_Triglochin__Triglochin  perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass
  subtype:  genus_Zannichellia__Zannichellia  horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications included in Potamogetonaceae
  subtype:  genus_Zostera__Zostera  (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants

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