There are some grains, a veggie and some ornamental blooms in the Grass Family or Poaceae Family.  Here are some of the members that you might find in a garden:
Veggies:Â Â Corn
Grains:Â Barley, millet, oats, rye, rice, sugarcane, wheat
Blooms:Â Â Bamboo, pampas grass, plume grass, straw and thatch
Similarities:Â Â For the most part grasses have alternating leaves or blades that narrow and the main stem tends to be hollow.
Differences:  While some are short, other members of the grass family like bamboo get tall. Some members such as corn and the grains are used for food . Other members have a different purpose such as bamboo which is used for building materials and corn which is used for eating and making fuel or ethanol. Even though some members have softer stems, bamboo is very woody.
If you missed my article on the Onion Plant Family, there is plenty of time to click on it.
