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Poales

Plant Orders

Poales is a large order of monocotyledonous flowering plants that includes the grasses, bromeliads, rushes and sedges. Botanists recognize 14 families in the order under the APG IV classification, encompassing more than 23,700 species in about 1,017 genera. Its four largest families are Poaceae, the true grasses, with 12,070 species; Cyperaceae, the sedges, with 5,500 species; Bromeliaceae with 3,170 species; and Eriocaulaceae with 1,150 species.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
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Parent Taxon Of

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Juncus maritimus
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ28502, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Poales
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Monocot Orders, Lead
    The Poales are a large order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, rushes and sedges.
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Wikidata: Poales
Wikidata Q28502, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Juncus maritimus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Juncus maritimus, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Juncus maritimus, Taxon record
"order": "Poales"
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