1. Leaves with ligules.
2. Leaf veins are parallel.
3. Leaf stem.
4. The stem is cylindrical and hollow in the middle.
5. The flowers are polymorphic and bisexual.
6. Flowers trimerous i.e. the number of petals in a flower is 3 or a multiple of 3.
7. Inflorescences are present and are known as lodicules.
8. Inflorescence spikelets.
9. The coat is linear and versatile.
10. The womb is like a feather.
11. Arrangement is key.
12. Fruit caryopsis.
13. The seeds are sessile, the embryos are microscopic-located in one corner of the seed and contain starch grains.