Pooideae

E746434

Pooideae is a large subfamily of temperate grasses that includes many important cereal and forage crops such as wheat, barley, oats, and rye.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pooideae canonical 2
Triticeae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant subfamily
taxon
adaptation adapted to seasonal frost
tolerant of cold climates
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Monocots
linked to: Liliopsida
climatePreference temperate regions
commonName cool-season grasses
containsGenus Avena
Bromus
Festuca
Hordeum
Lolium
Poa
Secale
Triticum
distribution worldwide in temperate zones
economicImportance important for turf and lawns
major source of human food cereals
major source of livestock forage
flowerType grass spikelets
growthForm herbaceous
includesCrop barley
oats
ricegrass
rye
triticale
wheat
includesForageGrass brome grass
fescue
orchard grass
ryegrass
timothy grass
includesTribe Aveneae
Bromeae
Hordeae
Meliceae
Poeae
Stipeae
Triticeae
linked to: Pooideae
kingdom Plantae
order Poales
parentTaxon Poaceae
photosyntheticPathway C3
reproduction primarily wind-pollinated
taxonRank subfamily

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Poaceae hasSubfamily Pooideae
Deschampsia subfamily Pooideae
Pooideae includesTribe Triticeae
linked to: Pooideae