Graminoid

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This article is about plants with a grass-like appearance. For the clade containing Poaceae and some related families, see Graminid clade.
Germinating fescue grass with long, blade-like leaves

In

forbs
, herbaceous plants without grass-like features.

The plants most often referred to include the families Poaceae (grasses in the strict sense), Cyperaceae (sedges), and Juncaceae (rushes). These are not closely related but belong to different clades in the order Poales. The grasses (Poaceae) are by far the largest family with some 12,000 species.

Ecology

Besides their similar morphology, graminoids share the widespread occurrence and often dominance in open habitats such as

marshes. They can however also be found in the understory
of forests. Sedges and rushes tend to prefer wetter habitats than grasses.

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Etymology

Look up graminoid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

The word graminoid is derived from the Latin

grass” and “herb”, with the suffix -oid
denoting “-like; resembling, characteristic of”.

See also

References

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