Economically Important Poaceae:

• Dominant plant over much of earth’s surface

• Probably most important plant family to man.

• Food:

  • wheat
  • corn
  • rice
  • barley
  • oats
  • rye
  • sorghum

• Sugar cane--sugar and alcohol

• Bamboo for housing

• Ornamentals

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