Poaceae

 

This family currently (2015) comprises the following genera:

Achnatherum, Aciachne, Acidosasa, Acostia, Acrachne, Acritochaete, Acroceras, Actinocladum, Aegilops, × Aegilotriticum, Aegilotriticum, Aegopogon, Aeluropus, Afrotrichloris, Agenium, Agnesia, × Agroelymus, × Agrohordeum, × Agropogon, Agropyron, Agropyropsis, × Agrositanion, Agrostis, Agrostopoa, × Agrotrigia, Aira, Airopsis, Alexfloydia, Alloeochaete, Allolepis, Alloteropsis, Alopecurus, Altoparadisium, Alvimia, × Ammocalamagrostis, Ammochloa, Ammophila, Ampelocalamus, Ampelodesmos, Amphicarpum, Amphipogon, Anadelphia, Ancistrachne, Ancistragrostis, Andropogon, Andropterum, Aniselytron, Anisopogon, Anomochloa, Anthaenantia, Anthaenantiopsis, Anthephora, Anthochloa, Anthoxanthum, Antinoria, Apera, Aphanelytrum, Apluda, Apochiton, Apoclada, Apocopis, Arberella, Arctagrostis, × Arctodupontia, Arctophila, Arctopoa, Aristida, Arrhenatherum, Arthragrostis, Arthraxon, Arthropogon, Arthrostylidium, Arundinaria, Arundinella, Arundo, Arundoclaytonia, Asthenochloa, Astrebla, Athroostachys, Atractantha, Aulonemia, Austrochloris, Austrofestuca, Avena, Axonopus, Bambusa, Baptorhachis, Beckmannia, Bewsia, Bhidea, Blepharidachne, Blepharoneuron, Boissiera, Bonia, Bothriochloa, Bouteloua, Brachiaria, Brachyachne, Brachychloa, Brachyelytrum, Brachypodium, Briza, × Bromofestuca, Bromopsis, Bromuniola, Bromus, Brylkinia, Buchloe, Buchlomimus, Buergersiochloa, Calamagrostis, × Calammophila, Calamovilfa, Calderonella, Calyptochloa, Campeiostachys, Canastra, Capeochloa, Capillipedium, Castellia, Catabrosa, Catalepis, Catapodium, Cathariostachys, Cathestecum, Cenchrus, Centotheca, Centrochloa, Centropodia, Cephalostachyum, Ceratochloa, Chaetium, Chaetobromus, Chaetopoa, Chaetopogon, Chamaeraphis, Chandrasekharania, Chascolytrum, Chasmanthium, Chasmopodium, Chevalierella, Chikusichloa, Chimonobambusa, Chimonocalamus, Chionachne, Chionochloa, Chloris, Chlorocalymma, Chondrosum, Chrysochloa, Chrysopogon, Chusquea, Cinna, Cladoraphis, Clausospicula, Cleistachne, Cleistochloa, Cleistogenes, Coelachne, Coelachyrum, Coelorachis, Coix, Colanthelia, Coleanthus, Colpodium, Cornucopiae, Cortaderia, Corynephorus, Cottea, Craspedorhachis, Crinipes, Crithopsis, Crypsis, Cryptochloa, Ctenium, Cutandia, Cyathopus, Cyclostachya, Cymbopogon, × Cynochloris, Cynodon, Cynosurus, Cyperochloa, Cyphochlaena, Cyrtochloa, Cyrtococcum, Dactylis, Dactyloctenium, Dallwatsonia, Danthonia, Danthonidium, Danthoniopsis, × Danthosieglingia, Dasypyrum, Davidsea, Decaryella, Decaryochloa, Dendrocalamus, Deschampsia, Desmazeria, Desmostachya, Deyeuxia, Diandrolyra, Diarrhena, Dichaetaria, Dichanthelium, Dichanthium, Dichelachne, Dielsiochloa, Digitaria, Dignathia, Diheteropogon, Dilophotriche, Dimeria, Dinebra, Dinochloa, Diplopogon, Dissanthelium, Dissochondrus, Distichlis, Drake-brockmania, Dregeochloa, Drepanostachyum, Dryopoa, × Dupoa, Dupontia, × Dupontopoa, Duthiea, Eccoptocarpha, Echinaria, Echinochloa, Echinolaena, Echinopogon, Ectrosia, Ectrosiopsis, Ehrharta, Ekmanochloa, Eleusine, Elionurus, Ellisochloa, × Elyhordeum, × Elyleymus, Elymandra, × Elymordeum, × Elymostachys, × Elymotrigia, Elymus, × Elysitanion, Elytrigia, Elytrophorus, Elytrostachys, Enneapogon, Enteropogon, Entolasia, Entoplocamia, Eragrostiella, Eragrostis, Eremitis, Eremocaulon, Eremochloa, Eremopoa, Eremopyrum, Eriachne, Erianthecium, Erianthus, Eriochloa, Eriochrysis, Eriocoma, Erioneuron, Euclasta, Eulalia, Eulaliopsis, Eustachys, Exotheca, Fargesia, Farrago, Ferrocalamus, Festuca, × Festulolium, × Festulpia, Filgueirasia, Fingerhuthia, Froesiochloa, Gaoligongshania, Garnotia, Gastridium, Gaudinia, Gelidocalamus, Geochloa, Germainia, Gerritea, Gigantochloa, Gilgiochloa, Glaziophyton, Glyceria, Glyphochloa, Gouinia, Graphephorum, Greslania, Griffithsochloa, Guadua, Guaduella, Gymnopogon, Gynerium, Habrochloa, Hackelochloa, Hainardia, × Hainardiopholis, Hakonechloa, Halopyrum, Harpachne, Harpochloa, × Haynaldoticum, Helictotrichon, Hemarthria, Hemisorghum, Henrardia, Heterachne, Heteranthelium, Heteranthoecia, Heteropholis, Heteropogon, Hickelia, Hierochloe, Hilaria, Himalayacalamus, Hitchcockella, Holcolemma, Holcus, Holttumochloa, Homolepis, Homopholis, Homozeugos, Hordelymus, Hordeum, Hubbardia, Hubbardochloa, Humbertochloa, Hydrothauma, Hygrochloa, Hygroryza, Hylebates, Hymenachne, Hyparrhenia, Hyperthelia, Hypseochloa, Hystrix, Ichnanthus, Imperata, Indocalamus, Indopoa, Indosasa, Isachne, Ischaemum, Iseilema, Ixophorus, Jansenella, Jouvea, Kampochloa, Kaokochloa, Kerriochloa, Kinabaluchloa, Koeleria, Lagurus, Lamarckia, Lamprothyrsus, Lasiacis, Lasiurus, Lecomtella, Leersia, Leptagrostis, Leptaspis, Leptocarydion, Leptochloa, Leptocoryphium, Leptothrium, Lepturidium, Lepturopetium, Lepturus, Leucopoa, × Leydeum, × Leymostachys, × Leymotrigia, Leymus, Libyella, Limnas, Limnodea, Limnopoa, Lindbergella, Lintonia, Lithachne, Littledalea, Loliolum, Lolium, Lophacme, Lophatherum, Lopholepis, Lophopogon, Loudetia, Loudetiopsis, Louisiella, Loxodera, Luziola, Lycochloa, Lycurus, Lygeum, Maclurochloa, Maclurolyra, Maltebrunia, Manisuris, Megalachne, Megaloprotachne, Megastachya, Melanocenchris, Melica, Melinis, Melocalamus, Melocanna, Merostachys, Merxmuellera, Mesosetum, Metcalfia, Mibora, Micraira, Microbriza, Microcalamus, Microchloa, Micropyropsis, Micropyrum, Microstegium, Milium, Miscanthus, Mnesithea, Mniochloa, Molinia, Monachather, Monanthochloe, Monelytrum, Monocymbium, Monodia, Mosdenia, Moulinsia, Muhlenbergia, Munroa, Myriocladus, Myriostachya, Narduroides, Nardus, Nassella, Nastus, Neesiochloa, Nematopoa, Neobouteloua, Neohouzeaua, Neololeba, Neomicrocalamus, Neostapfia, Neostapfiella, Nephelochloa, Neurachne, Neuropoa, Neyraudia, Notochloe, Ochlandra, Ochthochloa, Odontelytrum, Odyssea, Oligostachyum, Olmeca, Olyra, Ophiochloa, Ophiuros, Opizia, Oplismenopsis, Oplismenus, Orcuttia, Oreobambos, Oreochloa, Orinus, Oropetium, Ortachne, Orthoclada, × Oryticum, Oryza, Oryzidium, Oryzopsis, Otachyrium, Otatea, Ottochloa, Oxychloris, Oxyrhachis, Oxytenanthera, Panicum, Pappophorum, Parabambusa, Paractaenum, Parafestuca, Parahyparrhenia, Paraneurachne, Parapholis, Paratheria, Pariana, Parodiolyra, Paspalidium, Paspalum, Pennisetum, Pentameris, Pentapogon, Pentarrhaphis, Pentaschistis, Pereilema, Periballia, Perotis, Perrierbambus, Peyritschia, Phacelurus, Phaenanthoecium, Phaenosperma, Phalaris, Pharus, Pheidochloa, Phippsia, Phleum, Pholiurus, Phragmites, Phyllorachis, × Phyllosasa, Phyllostachys, Pinga, Piptatherum, Piptochaetium, Piptophyllum, Piresia, Piresiella, Plagiantha, Plagiosetum, Pleioblastus, Pleuropogon, Plinthanthesis, Poa, Poagrostis, Podophorus, Poecilostachys, Pogonachne, Pogonarthria, Pogonatherum, Pogonochloa, Pogononeura, Pohlidium, Polevansia, Polypogon, × Polypogonagrostis, Polytoca, Polytrias, Pommereulla, Porteresia, Potamophila, Pringleochloa, Prionanthium, Prosphytochloa, Psammagrostis, Psammochloa, Psathyrostachys, Pseudanthistiria, Pseudechinolaena, Pseudodanthonia, Pseudodichanthium, Pseudopentameris, Pseudoraphis, Pseudoroegneria, Pseudosasa, Pseudosclerochloa, Pseudosorghum, Pseudostachyum, Pseudoxytenanthera, Pseudozoysia, Psilolemma, Psilurus, Puccinellia, × Pucciphippsia, Puelia, Pyrrhanthera, Racemobambos, Raddia, Raddiella, Ratzeburgia, Redfieldia, Reederochloa, Rehia, Reimarochloa, Reitzia, Relchela, Reynaudia, Rheochloa, Rhipidocladum, Rhizocephalus, Rhombolytrum, Rhynchelytrum, Rhynchoryza, Rhytachne, Richardsiella, Rostraria, Rottboellia, Rytidosperma, Saccharum, Sacciolepis, Sartidia, Sasa, Schaffnerella, Schedonnardus, Schedonorus, Schismus, Schizachne, Schizachyrium, Schizostachyum, Schmidtia, Schoenefeldia, Sclerochloa, Sclerodactylon, Scleropogon, Scolochloa, Scribneria, Scutachne, Secale, Sehima, Semiarundinaria, Sesleria, Setaria, Setariopsis, Shibataea, Silentvalleya, Simplicia, Sinarundinaria, Sinoarundinaria, Sinobambusa, Sinocalamus, Sinochasea, Sirochloa, Snowdenia, Soderstromia, Sohnsia, Sorghastrum, Sorghum, Spartina, Spartochloa, Spathia, Sphaerobambos, Sphaerocaryum, Spheneria, Sphenopholis, Sphenopus, Spinifex, Spodiopogon, Sporobolus, Steinchisma, Steirachne, Stenotaphrum, Stephanachne, Stereochlaena, Steyermarkochloa, Stipa, Stipagrostis, × Stiporyzopsis, Streblochaete, Streptochaeta, Streptogyna, Streptolophus, Streptostachys, Styppeiochloa, Sucrea, Suddia, Swallenia, Symplectrodia, Taeniatherum, Taeniorhachis, Tarigidia, Tatianyx, Temburongia, Temochloa, Tenaxia, Tetrachaete, Tetrachne, Tetrapogon, Thamnocalamus, Thaumastochloa, Thedachloa, Thelepogon, Themeda, Thrasya, Thrasyopsis, Thuarea, Thyridachne, Thyridolepis, Thyrsostachys, Thysanolaena, Toliara, Torreyochloa, Tovarochloa, Trachypogon, Trachys, Tragus, Tribolium, Trichloris, Tricholaena, Trichoneura, Trichopteryx, Tridens, Trilobachne, Triniochloa, Triodia, Triplachne, Triplasis, Triplopogon, Tripogon, Tripsacum, Triraphis, Triscenia, Trisetaria, × Trisetokoeleria, Trisetum, Tristachya, × Triticale, × Triticosecale, Triticum, × Trititrigia, Tuctoria, Uniola, Uranthoecium, Urelytrum, Urochlaena, Urochloa, Urochondra, Valiha, Vaseyochloa, Ventenata, Vietnamocalamus, Vietnamochloa, Vietnamosasa, Viguierella, Vossia, Vulpia, Vulpiella, Wangenheimia, Weingaertneria, Whiteochloa, Willkommia, Xanthochloa, Xerochloa, Yakirra, Yushania, Yvesia, Zea, Zenkeria, Zeugites, Zingeria, Zizania, Zizaniopsis, Zonotriche, Zoysia, Zygochloa.

 

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