The grass is a type of plant with narrow leaves growing from the base. Common grass is used to cover the ground in places such as lawns and parks. The grass is usually the color green. Grasses are monocotyledon herbaceous plants. The grasses include the "grass" of the family Poaceae. This family is also called Gramineae. The family also includes some of the sedges (Cyperaceae) and the rushes (Juncaceae).[1] These three families are not closely related but all belong to clades in the order Poales. They are similar adaptations to a common lifestyle. True grasses include cereals, bamboo, the grasses of lawns (turf), and grassland. Uses for graminoids include food (as grain, sprouted grain, shoots, or rhizomes), drink (beer, whisky), pasture for livestock, thatching thatch, paper, fuel, clothing, insulation, construction, sports turf, basket weaving, and many others. Many grasses are short, but some grasses can grow tall, such as bamboo. Plants from the grass family can grow in many places and make grasslands, including areas that are very arid or cold. Several other plants look similar to grass and are referred to as such but are not members of the grass family. These plants include rushes, reeds, papyrus, and water chestnut. Seagrass is a monocot in the order Alismatales. Grasses are an important food for many animals, such as deer, buffalo, cattle, mice, grasshoppers, caterpillars, and many other grazers. Unlike other plants, grasses grow from the bottom, so when animals eat grass they usually do not destroy the part that grows.[2] This is part of why the plants are successful. Without grass, the soil may wash away into rivers (erosion). Evolution of grass Grasses include some of the most versatile plant life forms. They became widespread toward the end of the Cretaceous. Fossilized dinosaur dung (coprolites) have been found containing grass phytoliths (silica stones inside grass leaves).[3] Grasses have adapted to conditions in lush rainforests, dry deserts, cold mountains, and even intertidal habitats, and are now the most widespread plant type. The grass is a valuable source of food and energy for many animals.[4] Grass and people Lawn grass is often planted on sports fields and in the area around a building. Sometimes chemicals and water are used to help lawns to grow. People have used grasses for a long time. People eat parts of grasses. Corn, wheat, barley, oats, rice, and millet are cereals, common grains whose seeds are used for food and to make alcohol such as beer. Sugar comes from sugar cane, which is also a plant in the grass family. People have grown grasses as food for farm animals for about 4,000 years. People use bamboo to build houses, fences, furniture, and other things. Grass plants can also be used as fuel, to cover roofs, and to weave baskets. Language In English, the word "grass" appears in several phrases. For example: "The grass is always greener on the other side" means "people are never happy with what they have and want something else". "Don't let the grass grow under your feet" means "Do something". "A Snake in the Grass" is about a person that will not be honest and will trick others. All flesh is grass: Old Testament book of Isaiah, chapter 40, verses 6-8. This is a very true observation of present-day ecology. See the Miocene for the ecological relevance. The grass is a slang term for cannabis (pot, weed, or marijuana). References Chapman G.P. & Peat W.E. 1992. An introduction to the grasses. Oxford: CAB Internat. Cheplick G.P. 1998. Population biology of grasses. Cambridge University Press. Piperno, Doris E. & Sues, Hans-Dieter 2010. Dinosaurs dined on grass. Science. 310 (5751), pp. 1126-1128. Soderstrom T.R. et al (eds) 1987. Grass systematics and evolution. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
The grass is a type of plant with narrow leaves growing from the base. Common grass is used to cover the ground in places such as lawns and parks. The grass is usually the color green. Grasses are monocotyledon herbaceous plants.
The grasses include the "grass" of the family Poaceae. This family is also called Gramineae. The family also includes some of the sedges (Cyperaceae) and the rushes (Juncaceae).[1] These three families are not closely related but all belong to clades in the order Poales. They are similar adaptations to a common lifestyle.
True grasses include cereals, bamboo, the grasses of lawns (turf), and grassland. Uses for graminoids include food (as grain, sprouted grain, shoots, or rhizomes), drink (beer, whisky), pasture for livestock, thatching thatch, paper, fuel, clothing, insulation, construction, sports turf, basket weaving, and many others.
Many grasses are short, but some grasses can grow tall, such as bamboo. Plants from the grass family can grow in many places and make grasslands, including areas that are very arid or cold. Several other plants look similar to grass and are referred to as such but are not members of the grass family. These plants include rushes, reeds, papyrus, and water chestnut. Seagrass is a monocot in the order Alismatales.
Grasses are an important food for many animals, such as deer, buffalo, cattle, mice, grasshoppers, caterpillars, and many other grazers. Unlike other plants, grasses grow from the bottom, so when animals eat grass they usually do not destroy the part that grows.[2] This is part of why the plants are successful. Without grass, the soil may wash away into rivers (erosion).
Evolution of grass
Grasses include some of the most versatile plant life forms. They became widespread toward the end of the Cretaceous. Fossilized dinosaur dung (coprolites) have been found containing grass phytoliths (silica stones inside grass leaves).[3] Grasses have adapted to conditions in lush rainforests, dry deserts, cold mountains, and even intertidal habitats, and are now the most widespread plant type. The grass is a valuable source of food and energy for many animals.[4]
Grass and people
Lawn grass is often planted on sports fields and in the area around a building. Sometimes chemicals and water are used to help lawns to grow.
People have used grasses for a long time. People eat parts of grasses. Corn, wheat, barley, oats, rice, and millet are cereals, common grains whose seeds are used for food and to make alcohol such as beer.
Sugar comes from sugar cane, which is also a plant in the grass family. People have grown grasses as food for farm animals for about 4,000 years. People use bamboo to build houses, fences, furniture, and other things. Grass plants can also be used as fuel, to cover roofs, and to weave baskets.
Language
In English, the word "grass" appears in several phrases. For example:
"The grass is always greener on the other side" means "people are never happy with what they have and want something else".
"Don't let the grass grow under your feet" means "Do something".
"A Snake in the Grass" is about a person that will not be honest and will trick others.
All flesh is grass: Old Testament book of Isaiah, chapter 40, verses 6-8. This is a very true observation of present-day ecology. See the Miocene for the ecological relevance.
The grass is a slang term for cannabis (pot, weed, or marijuana).
References
Chapman G.P. & Peat W.E. 1992. An introduction to the grasses. Oxford: CAB Internat.
Cheplick G.P. 1998. Population biology of grasses. Cambridge University Press.
Piperno, Doris E. & Sues, Hans-Dieter 2010. Dinosaurs dined on grass. Science. 310 (5751), pp. 1126-1128.
Soderstrom T.R. et al (eds) 1987. Grass systematics and evolution. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
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