Botany of Grasses: Shoots and Roots

Grasses belong to family Gramineae, also known as ______

Grasses are made up of two main parts: shoot or tillers and ______

Grasses are herbaceous, meaning they are ______

Grasses can be annual or ______ in life form

Internodes of grass stems can be hollow, filled with white pith, or ______

The stems of grasses are cylindrical or ______

Shoots develop from buds found at the ______

The basal portion of tufted grasses is called ______

Stolons are creeping stems that grow above the surface of the ground and develop ______ at the nodes

Leaves of grasses consist of the sheath, ligule, and the ______