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	GRIN Taxonomy for Plants

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Family: Poaceae Barnhart, nom. cons.
subfam. Pooideae
tribe Poeae

Family number: 1308. Last updated: 13-Apr-2007.
Number of accepted genera: 128.
Type genus: Poa L.
Comment: monocot.

Complete list of genera

References for tribe:

Quintanar, A. et al. 2007. Phylogeny of the tribe Aveneae (Pooideae, Poaceae) inferred from plastid trnT-F and nuclear ITS sequences. Amer. J. Bot. 94:1554–1569. [accept an enlarged Poeae that would include the former Aveneae, Poeae, and Seslerieae lineages].
Soreng, R. J. et al. 2007. A phylogenetic analysis of Poaceae tribe Poeae sensu lato based on morphological characters and sequence data from three plastid-encoded genes: evidence for reticulation, and a new classification for the tribe. Kew Bull. 62:425–454. [accept an enlarged Poeae that would include the former Aveneae, Poeae, Hainardieae, Phalarideae, Phleeae, and Seslerieae lineages].

Synonyms for tribe:

Poaceae Barnhart, nom. cons. subfam. Pooideae tribe Hainardieae
Poaceae Barnhart, nom. cons. subfam. Pooideae tribe Aveneae

Subtribes for Poeae:

Subfamily	Tribe	Subtribe
Pooideae	Poeae	Agrostidinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Airinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Alopecurinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Ammochloinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Aveninae
Pooideae	Poeae	Brizinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Cinninae
Pooideae	Poeae	Coleanthinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Cynosurinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Dactylidinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Loliinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Miborinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Miliinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Parapholiinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Phalaridinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Poinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Puccinelliinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Scolochloinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Scribneriinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Sesleriinae
Pooideae	Poeae	Torreyochloinae

Images:

Caryopses (Festuca gigantea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Caryopses (Lolium rigidum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Caryopsis (Holcus lanatus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Caryopsis and spikelet (Avena sativa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Disseminule drawings (Agrostis capillaris): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Avena sterilis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Lolium rigidum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Phalaris brachystachys): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Disseminule drawings (Poa versicolor subsp. ochotensis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Avena sterilis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Lolium rigidum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Poa versicolor subsp. ochotensis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Floret (Festuca pratensis): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Briza humilis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Briza maxima): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Briza media): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Catabrosa aquatica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Cynosurus spp.): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Dactylis glomerata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Dactylis glomerata): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Dactylis glomerata subsp. lobata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca arizonica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca arundinacea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca arundinacea): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Festuca brachyphylla): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca brevipila): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca brevipila): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Festuca californica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca filiformis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca gigantea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca gigantea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca glauca): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca heterophylla): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca idahoensis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca kingii): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca longifolia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca ovina): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca ovina): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Festuca pratensis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca rubra): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Festuca rubra subsp. fallax): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Festuca rubra subsp. rubra): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Hainardia cylindrica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Lolium multiflorum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Lolium multiflorum): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Lolium perenne): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Lolium perenne): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Lolium persicum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Lolium persicum): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Lolium rigidum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Lolium rigidum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Lolium rigidum subsp. lepturoides): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Lolium temulentum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Lolium temulentum): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Lolium temulentum f. arvense): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Phippsia algida): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Poa alpina): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Poa annua): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Poa annua): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Poa bulbosa): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Poa chaixii): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Poa compressa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Poa compressa): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Poa cusickii subsp. epilis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Poa glauca): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Poa interior): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Poa nemoralis): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Poa palustris): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Poa pratensis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Poa pratensis): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Poa pratensis subsp. angustifolia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Poa secunda): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Poa trivialis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Poa trivialis): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Vulpia myuros): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets (Vulpia myuros): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets (Vulpia octoflora): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Florets and caryopses (Milium effusum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets and caryopsis (Arctagrostis latifolia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets and caryopsis (Puccinellia nuttalliana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Florets and caryopsis (Sclerochloa dura): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Forestry Images (Agrostis gigantea): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Avena sterilis): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Briza maxima): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Calamagrostis arundinacea): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Calamagrostis canadensis): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Calamagrostis rubescens): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Dactylis glomerata): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Deschampsia cespitosa): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Festuca arizonica): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Festuca arundinacea subsp. arundinacea): Images of invasive weeds from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Festuca thurberi): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Festuca viridula): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Koeleria macrantha): from www.forestryimages.org
Forestry Images (Milium vernale): from www.forestryimages.org
Inflorescence branch (Agrostis breviculmis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Agrostis castellana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Aira praecox): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Amphibromus scabrivalvis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Arctophila fulva): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Avena abyssinica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Briza humilis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Briza media): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Calamagrostis coarctata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Catabrosa aquatica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Coleanthus subtilis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Dactylis glomerata subsp. lobata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Festuca brevipila): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Festuca gigantea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Festuca kingii): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Gaudinia fragilis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Hainardia cylindrica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Helictotrichon pubescens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Holcus lanatus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Koeleria macrantha): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Koeleria macrantha): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Lagurus ovatus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Limnodea arkansana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Lolium subulatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Lolium temulentum f. arvense): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Mibora minima): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Milium effusum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Phalaris coerulescens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Phalaris paradoxa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Phippsia algida): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Phleum arenarium): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Phleum nodosum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Phleum paniculatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Phleum subulatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Poa chaixii): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Poa glauca): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Poa pratensis subsp. angustifolia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Polypogon australis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Polypogon elongatus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Polypogon viridis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Inflorescence branch (Vahlodea atropurpurea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and florets (Poa bulbosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and florets (Scleropoa rigida): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Agrostis borealis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Agrostis canina): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Agrostis capillaris): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Agrostis castellana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Agrostis clavata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Agrostis exarata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Agrostis gigantea): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Agrostis stolonifera): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Agrostis stolonifera): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Agrostis trinii): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Aira elegantissima): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Aira spp.): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Alopecurus arundinaceus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Alopecurus carolinianus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Alopecurus geniculatus): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Alopecurus myosuroides): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Alopecurus pratensis): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Ammophila arenaria): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Amphibromus scabrivalvis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Anthoxanthum aristatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Anthoxanthum odoratum): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Arrhenatherum elatius): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Arrhenatherum elatius): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Avena abyssinica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Avena barbata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Avena barbata): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Avena fatua): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Avena fatua): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Avena nuda): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Avena sativa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Avena sativa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Avena sativa): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Avena strigosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Beckmannia syzigachne): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Calamagrostis canadensis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Calamagrostis coarctata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Calamagrostis lapponica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Cinna arundinacea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Cutandia memphitica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Cutandia memphitica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Deschampsia cespitosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Deschampsia elongata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Deschampsia flexuosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Deschampsia spp.): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Festuca glauca): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Festuca heterophylla): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Gastridium ventricosum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Gaudinia fragilis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Helictotrichon pubescens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Helictotrichon pubescens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Holcus lanatus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Holcus lanatus): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Koeleria macrantha): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Koeleria macrantha): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Lagurus ovatus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Limnodea arkansana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Lolium rigidum subsp. rigidum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Lolium subulatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Mibora minima): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phalaris aquatica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phalaris aquatica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phalaris aquatica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phalaris aquatica): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phalaris arundinacea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phalaris arundinacea): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Phalaris canariensis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phalaris canariensis): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Phalaris coerulescens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phalaris minor): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phalaris paradoxa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phleum alpinum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phleum arenarium): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phleum commutatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phleum nodosum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phleum nodosum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phleum paniculatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phleum pratense): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Phleum pratense): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Spikelets and/or florets (Phleum subulatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Polypogon australis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Polypogon elongatus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Polypogon fugax): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Polypogon maritimus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Polypogon monspeliensis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Polypogon viridis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Trisetum flavescens): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Trisetum spicatum): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Vahlodea atropurpurea): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Spikelets and/or florets (Ventenata dubia): Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
Typical panicles (Avena sativa): National Small Grains Collection image
Typical panicles (Avena vaviloviana): National Small Grains Collection image
Typical panicles (Avena wiestii): National Small Grains Collection image

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?1308 (24 May 2013)

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Family: Poaceae Barnhart, nom. cons. subfam. Pooideae tribe Poeae