Graminid clade Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent |
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Common wheat (Triticum aestivum) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Clade: | Graminid clade |
Families | |
Diversity | |
ca. 12,000 species |
The graminid clade is a clade of plants in the order Poales uniting four families, of which the grasses (Poaceae) are the most species-rich. Its sister group is the restiid clade.