Poaceae Family — Genera & Species
Poaceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 2114 species in 545 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Poaceae species
Lemongrass
Cymbopogon citratus
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Corn Plant
Zea mays
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Chinese needle grass
Achnatherum pekinense
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Boivin's acroceras
Acroceras boivinii
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Acroceras bosseri
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Chase's bamboo
Acroceras chaseae
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Bushgrass
Acroceras diffusum
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Elegant fountain grass
Acroceras elegans
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Giant bamboo
Acroceras excavatum
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Rio grass
Acroceras fluminense
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African fountain grass
Acroceras gabunense
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Nile grass
Acroceras macrum
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Genera in the Poaceae family
- Festuca157 species · e.g. Becker's Fescue
- Melica76 species · e.g. Silvery Hair Grass
- Poa74 species · e.g. Grove bluegrass
- Bromus58 species · e.g. Nodding Brome
- Bambusa46 species · e.g. Hedge Bamboo
- Eragrostis40 species · e.g. Small Lovegrass
- Aulonemia39 species
- Calamagrostis38 species · e.g. Feather Reed Grass
- Sporobolus38 species · e.g. Foxtail Dropseed
- Agrostis37 species · e.g. Mueller's bentgrass
- Panicum37 species · e.g. Panicum lycopodioides
- Muhlenbergia31 species · e.g. Pink Muhly Grass
- Stipa31 species · e.g. Needle Grass
- Elymus30 species · e.g. Alaska Wild Rye
- Phyllostachys30 species · e.g. Golden bamboo
- Aristida28 species · e.g. Red Threeawn
- Arthrostylidium26 species · e.g. Ear Bamboo
- Hordeum26 species · e.g. Meadow Barley
- Digitaria24 species
- Cenchrus21 species · e.g. Pearl Millet
- Paspalum20 species · e.g. Hairyseed Paspalum
- Aegilops18 species · e.g. Barbary wild-rye
- Chusquea18 species
- Dichanthelium18 species · e.g. Bosc's Witchgrass
- Setaria18 species · e.g. Yellow bristlegrass
- Triticum18 species · e.g. Bread Wheat
- Urochloa18 species · e.g. Signal Grass
- Andropogon16 species · e.g. Gamba grass
- Austrostipa16 species · e.g. Knotty Spear Grass
- Puccinellia16 species · e.g. Lemmon's alkali grass
- Bouteloua14 species · e.g. Sideoats Grama
- Pentameris14 species · e.g. False Calla Lily
- Deschampsia13 species · e.g. Antarctic Hair Grass
- Leymus13 species
- Oryza13 species · e.g. Australian Rice
- Sorghum13 species · e.g. Reed Sorghum
- Cymbopogon12 species · e.g. Lemongrass
- Glyceria12 species · e.g. Water Sweetgrass
- Phalaris12 species · e.g. Littleseed canarygrass
- Chloris11 species · e.g. Swollen Fingergrass
- Lolium11 species · e.g. Tall Fescue
- Nassella11 species · e.g. Mexican feather grass
- Rytidosperma11 species · e.g. Wallaby Grass
- Alopecurus10 species · e.g. Water Foxtail
- Bothriochloa10 species · e.g. Yellow bluestem
- Echinochloa10 species · e.g. Jungle Rice
- Melinis10 species · e.g. Molasses Grass
- Pennisetum10 species · e.g. Fountain Grass
- Acroceras9 species · e.g. Boivin's acroceras
- Saccharum9 species · e.g. Narrowleaf Cane
- Sesleria9 species · e.g. Autumn Moor Grass
- Chionochloa8 species · e.g. Pale Tussock Grass
- Fargesia8 species · e.g. Fargesia Bamboo
- Polypogon8 species · e.g. Green rabbitsfoot grass
- Zea8 species · e.g. Corn
- Anthoxanthum7 species · e.g. Brunel's Sweet Vernal Grass
- Avena7 species · e.g. Abyssinian Oat
- Danthonia7 species · e.g. Heathland Grass
- Dendrocalamus7 species · e.g. Giant Bamboo
- Guadua7 species · e.g. Guadua Bamboo
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.