FTP give this common name for this plant group, members of the family Poaceae, whose members include sugar cane and bamboo.
The main roots are usually fibrous, and secondary or adventitious roots often arise from the nodes of the stems. The leaves, which are borne at the nodes along the stem, are in two rows and consist of a sheath and a blade. The sheath encircles the stem and gives support to the meristem. This is the most widely distributed group of flowering plants, occurring from well above the Arctic Circle through the temperate and tropical regions, and are the only flowering plants to grow on the Antarctic continent. FTP give this common name for this plant group, members of the family Poaceae, whose members include sugar cane and bamboo.
The main roots are usually fibrous, and secondary or adventitious roots often arise from the nodes of the stems.
grasses (accept Poaceae early)