Graminid clade

Graminid clade
Temporal range:
Common wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Clade: Graminid clade
Families
  • Joinvilleaceae
  • Ecdeiocoleaceae
  • Flagellariaceae
  • Poaceae
Diversity
ca. 12,000 species

The graminid clade is a clade of plants. It is in the order Poales. It has four families. The grasses (Poaceae) has the most number of species. Its sister group is the restiid clade.[1]

Restiid clade

Graminid clade

Flagellariaceae

Poaceae

Ecdeiocoleaceae

Joinvilleaceae

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchenak-Khelladi, Yanis; Muasya, A. Muthama; Linder, H. Peter (2014). "A revised evolutionary history of Poales: origins and diversification". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 175 (1): 4–16. doi:10.1111/boj.12160. ISSN 0024-4074.