Order Poales Small 1903
Full reference: J. K. Small. 1903. Flora of the Southeastern United States.
Parent taxon: Monocots according to The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
See also Taylor et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Acorales, Aglaoreidia, Araceae, Arecaceae, Arecales, Asparagales, Commelinales, Commelinids, Dioscoreales, Liliaceae, Liliales, Pandanales, Petrosaviales, Zingiberales
Subtaxa: Bromeliaceae Clementsiella Cyperaceae Ecdeiocoleaceae Eriocaulaceae Flagellariaceae Joinvilleaceae Juncaceae Mayacaceae Poaceae Rapateaceae Restionaceae Thurniaceae Triticoides Typhaceae Vallisnerites Xyridaceae Yorkia
Ecology: "photoautotroph"