Graminid clade

Graminid clade; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent[1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Common wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Clade:	Graminid clade
Families
	Joinvilleaceae; Ecdeiocoleaceae; Flagellariaceae; Poaceae;
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.[1]

Restiid clade

Graminid clade

Flagellariaceae

Poaceae

	Ecdeiocoleaceae

	Joinvilleaceae

References

Bouchenak-Khelladi, Yanis; Muasya, A. Muthama; Linder, H. Peter (2014). "A revised evolutionary history of Poales: origins and diversification". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 175 (1): 4–16. doi:10.1111/boj.12160. ISSN 0024-4074.

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[Bouchenak-KhelladiMuasya2014-1] Bouchenak-Khelladi, Yanis; Muasya, A. Muthama; Linder, H. Peter (2014). "A revised evolutionary history of Poales: origins and diversification". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 175 (1): 4–16. doi:10.1111/boj.12160. ISSN 0024-4074.