Poales is a large and ecologically dominant order of monocot flowering plants, found in nearly every ecosystem on Earth—from grasslands and wetlands to alpine meadows and tropical forests. It includes vital families like Poaceae (grasses), Cyperaceae (sedges), and Bromeliaceae (bromeliads). Members are often herbaceous, with narrow leaves and wind-pollinated flowers, well adapted to both disturbed and stable environments.
Species in Poales play major roles in soil stabilization, carbon cycling, and as foundational species in many habitats. Economically, they are indispensable, with staple crops like rice, wheat, maize, and barley originating from this order. A leading example is rice (Oryza sativa), a dietary cornerstone for over half the global population, cultivated in a wide range of climates and essential to food security.
Total families found for Poales: 3
- 1) Bromeliaceae
- 2) Cyperaceae
- 3) Poaceae
Total plants found for Poales: 41
- 1) African rice
- 2) Bamboo
- 3) Barley
- 4) Canary grass
- 5) Chinese water chestnut
- 6) Chufa sedge
- 7) Citronella
- 8) Durum wheat
- 9) Einkorn wheat
- 10) Emmer wheat
- 11) Finger millet
- 12) Fonio
- 13) Foxtail millet
- 14) Hairy crabgrass
- 15) Indian barnyard millet
- 16) Japanese barnyard millet
- 17) Job's tears
- 18) Khorasan wheat
- 19) Lemon grass
- 20) Maize
- 21) Moso bamboo
- 22) Oat
- 23) Oldham's bamboo
- 24) Papyrus
- 25) Pearl millet
- 26) Pineapple
- 27) Proso millet
- 28) Rice
- 29) Rye
- 30) Sorghum (Crop)
- 31) Sorghum spp
- 32) Spelt wheat
- 33) Sudan grass
- 34) Sugarcane
- 35) Tef
- 36) Timothy-grass
- 37) Triticale
- 38) Umbrella papyrus
- 39) Vetiver
- 40) Wheat
- 41) Wild rice