A subclass of monocots having flowers surrounded or protected by glumes, including grasses, sedges, and similar plants.
From Latin 'gluma' (husk) + 'flora' or 'florae' (flowers or flowering). This taxonomic term was developed in the 19th century to classify plants based on their characteristic floral bracts.
The Glumiflorae are evolutionary superstars—grasses alone cover 20% of Earth's land and feed billions; their success is built on that simple invention of the glume.
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