Order

Poales (Grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies)

Carex amplifolia. Photo: (c) “USDA FS RMRS Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab.”, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

The Poales are a large order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, and sedges. Sixteen plant families are currently recognized by botanists to be part of Poales.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Poales (Grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies)
        Family: Juncaceae (Rushes and allies) (17)
        Family: Typhaceae (Bulrushes, cattails, and allies) (2)
        Family: Poaceae (Grasses) (31)
        Family: Cyperaceae (Sedges) (20)

Subtaxa

Family: Juncaceae (Rushes and allies)

Family: Typhaceae (Bulrushes, cattails, and allies)

Family: Poaceae (Grasses)

Family: Cyperaceae (Sedges)

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