Poaceae
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Description
11 600 spp.
Growing form
Herbs
Leaf
Simple, entire, alternate, 2-ranked, parallel-veined
Flower
In terminal panicles or clusters. Flowers small, no calyx, apetalous, subtended by 2 bracts.
Fruit and seed
Achene or grain
Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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Observations
- Total squares
Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Poaceae
Author
Barnhart
Vernacular names
- heinäkasvit (Finnish)
- gräs (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.40431
Taxon rank
family
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Number of Finnish species at lower taxonomic levels
Subordinate taxa