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[–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (5 children)

bananas are also a grass

edit: nope, im wrong

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Bananas are a berry, palms are kinda a grass, and large swath of grains are grasses.

[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 3 points 4 weeks ago

What kind of fruit a plant develops is something entirely different to what a grass is though. And these are all taxonomically different groups (palms, bananas and grasses).

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Palms trees are technically grass, AFAIK.

I figured this out in florida because targeted yard "weed spray" kills them, too.

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Your plain wrong. Poaceae does not contain muss.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

At least both Musaceae (Bananas) and Poaceae (Grasses) are both monocots. But that's where their taxonomic proximity ends. They are not even in the same order (Zingiberales vs Poales)...

[–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 4 weeks ago

your username is fitting

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 0 points 4 weeks ago

Your plain wrong. Poaceae does not contain muss.