Scientists have developed the largest ever Family Tree of a major group of flowering plants called monocots, which could help protect their diversity. Rye grass, a type of monocot [Credit: Imperial College London]Monocots account for a quarter of all flowering plants. They are among the most diverse and economically important plants on the planet, but their evolutionary lines have never been properly mapped. Monocots include staples...

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