Cyperales

Cyperales
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta Superdivision: Spermatophyta Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Subclass: Commelinidae Order: Cyperales

Cyperales is a taxonomic Family of monocot flowering plants, which includes the sedges and grasses. Other systems (i.e. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group) assigns these plants to the order Poales.

Families

• Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
• Poaceae (Grass family)

References

• Cyperales by the U.S. Department of Agriculture