Grasses The Department of Environmental Sciences is 草环境科学系.pptVIP

Grasses The most important group of plants to humankind. The grass family (Poaceae) Genera : 600 - 650 Species: 7500 - 10,000 cereal crops (food sugar) grazing/pasture/forage crops ornamentals building materials source for matting What is a grass? Grasses are monocots, and thus have parallel-veined leaves and flower parts which occur in multiples of three Perennial or annual herbs (mostly), stems erect, ascending, prostrate or creeping, round, hollow or solid at internodes, solid at nodes Leaves - alternate, composed of an open sheath, ligule, and blade, sheath encloses the stem Flowers: