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Graminivory is a form of grazing involving feeding primarily on grass [4] (specifically "true" grasses in the Poaceae). Horses, cattle, capybara, hippopotamuses, grasshoppers, geese, and giant pandas are graminivores. Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are obligate bamboo grazers, 99% of their diet consisting of sub-alpine bamboo species. [5]
Mary Agnes Chase studying grass specimens, around 1960. Agrostology (from Greek ἄγρωστις, agrōstis, "type of grass"; and -λογία, -logia), sometimes graminology, is the scientific study of the grasses (the family Poaceae, or Gramineae).
Poa pratensis, commonly known as Kentucky bluegrass (or blue grass), smooth meadow-grass, or common meadow-grass, is a perennial species of grass native to practically all of Europe, North Asia and the mountains of Algeria and Morocco.
Chloris gayana is a species of grass known by the common name Rhodes grass. It is native to Africa but it can be found throughout the tropical and subtropical world as a naturalized species . It can grow in many types of habitat.
According to Nepalese Hindus, the grass symbolises long life. The grass is an essential item for the Naga Panchami festival as well as the Gaura festival. [12] [13] [14] In a Nepalese Hindu wedding, a garland made of this grass is worn by both bride and groom. [15] This grass is a Yoruba herb used for Esu or Elegba in the Ifá system of orishas.
The latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass. With around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, [ 4 ] the Poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family , following the Asteraceae , Orchidaceae , Fabaceae and Rubiaceae .
The Pooideae are the largest subfamily of the grass family Poaceae, with about 4,000 species in 15 tribes and roughly 200 genera.They include some major cereals such as wheat, barley, oat, rye and many lawn and pasture grasses.
Corynephorus canescens, common name grey hair-grass [2] or gray clubawn grass, [3] is a species of plants in the grass family, native to Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa but widely naturalized in North America. [1] [4] [3] In the United Kingdom it is rare.