Habit: herb
Taxon group: monocots
Leaf: position: distichous
Flowers: inflorescence: spike
Flowers: sexuality: unisexual
Flowers: perianth number: 0
Flower: bractlet: present
Stamen: number: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Stamen: anthers: basifixed
Stamen: filaments: free, connate into 1 tube or bundle
Pistil: style: style 1, or styles more or less connate
Pistil: ovary: 1-loculed
Pistil: ovule: 1 per locule
Ovary: stipitate
Fruit: types and characters: a nut (incl. achene, caryopsis, schizocarp, pyrene, etc.)
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