This order contains the palm family, Arecaceae. As of 2023, 112 species of Arecales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 1,077 throughout the world.

• FAMILY ARECACEAE
  • SUBFAMILY ARECOIDEAE
    • Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) - 12
    • Pacaya (Chamaedorea sp.) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) - NOAH
    • Bottle Palm (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT)
  • SUBFAMILY CORYPHOIDEAE
    • Old Man Palm (Coccothrinax crinita) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT)
    • Palas (Licuala grandis) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT)
    • Cabbage Palmetto (Sabal palmetto) - most iNat observations in US for Arecales - 2 (Everglades & Keys)
    • Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) - 2 (Everglades & Keys)
    • Washingtonia - 7 (Joshua Tree)
      • California Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera)
      • Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta)
    • Florida Thatch Palm (Thrinax radiata) - 2 (Everglades & Keys)
    • Everglades Palm (Acoelorraphe sp.) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) - NOAH
    • Sugar Palm (Arenga pinnata) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) - NOAH
    • Talipot (Corypha sp.) - Climatron at MOBOT
• FAMILY DASYPOGONACEAE
  • No observations in the US. Found in Australia.

As of 2023, 85 species of Commelinales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 497 throughout the world.

• FAMILY COMMELINACEAE
  • Dayflowers (Commelina) - 2, 10
  • Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) - 2, 3, 6 (5/14/2023, Onondaga)
  • Palisota (Palisota sp.) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) - NOAH
• FAMILY HAEMODORACEAE
  • Xiphidium sp. - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) - NOAH
• FAMILY HANGUANACEAE
• FAMILY PHILYDRACEAE
• FAMILY PONTEDERIACEAE
  • Pickerel Weed (Pontederia sp.) - 2, 3, 10, 6 (Dry Streambed Garden at MOBOT)

As of 2023, 2,727 species of Poales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 9,662 throughout the world. The most commonly observed species in iNaturalist in the US is the Common Reed (Phragmites australis).

• FAMILY ANARTHRIACEAE
• FAMILY BROMELIACEAE
  • Living Vase (Aechmea sp.) - NOAH - Climatron at MOBOT
  • Tillandsia sp. - NOAH - Climatron at MOBOT
  • Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoide) - 2
  • Pineapple (Ananas sp.) - NOAH - Peru
  • Pineapple (Ananas comosus) - Climatron at MOBOT
  • Portea sp. - NOAH - Climatron at MOBOT
• FAMILY CENTROLEPIDACEAE
• FAMILY CYPERACEAE
  • Papyrus (Cyperus spp.) - 6 (Schoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT) - NOAH
  • Troublesome Sedge (Carex molesta) - Perry Lake, KS
  • Hardstem Bulrush (Schoenoplectus acutus) - 7 (Navy Beach at Mono Lake)
• FAMILY ECDEIOCOLEACEAE
• FAMILY ERIOCAULACEAE
• FAMILY FLAGELLARIACEAE
• FAMILY HOPKINSIACEAE
• FAMILY HYDATELLACEAE
• FAMILY JOINVILLEACEAE
• FAMILY JUNCACEAE
  • RUSHES (Sci) -
• FAMILY LYGINIACEAE
• FAMILY MAYACACEAE
• FAMILY POACEAE - FOCUS SITE: KONZA PRAIRIE
  • Crested Wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum)
    

    Hagerman Fossil Beds - 7/25/2016 iNat

  • Bluestem Grasses (Andropogon)
    • Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerdardii)

      Konza Prairie - Date iNat

    • Broomsedge Bluestem (Andropogon virginicus) - 6
  • Grama Grasses (Bouteloua)
    • Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)

      Gyp Hills, Kansas - 7/14/2018 - iNat Little Jerusalem Badlands, Kansas - 9/17/2021 - iNat

    • Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)

      Little Jerusalem Badlands, Kansas - 9/17/2021 iNat

  • Brome (Bromus) - introduced, planted as cattle feed - 6
  • Inland Wood Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) - 2, 10, 6 (Prairie Garden Trust)
  • Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon) - introduced in US - 6
  • Squirreltail (Elymus elymoides) - 7 (Yosemite)
  • Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix) - 6 (Prairie Garden Trust)
  • Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis)

    Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve - 9/15/2021 iNat

  • Lovegrass (Eragrostis) - 6 (Quivira)
  • Foxtail Barley (Hordeum jubatum)

    Gunnison County, Colorado - 8/10/2021 iNat

  • Prairie Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha) - 6 (Konza)
  • Great Basin Wild Rye (Leymus cinereus) - 7 (Great Basin NP)
  • Bamboo Muhly (Muhlenbergia dumosa) - 6 (Desert Dome at Omaha Zoo)
  • Sandhill Muhly (Muhlenbergia pungens) - 5 (Agate)
  • Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)

    Konza Prairie - Date iNat

  • Timothy Grass (Phleum pratense) - Perry Lake, KS
  • Common Reed (Phragmites australis) - most iNat observations in US for Poales - 6 (Cheyenne Bottoms)

    Quivira NWR - 9/16/2021 iNat

  • Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis) - 2
  • Sugar Cane (Saccharum officinarum) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT)
  • Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) - 6
  • Bristle-Grass (Setaria) - Perry Lake, KS
  • Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)

    Konza Prairie - 10/17/2018 iNat

  • Bamboo (Bambusa spp.) - Food
  • Rice (Oryza) - Food
  • Wheat (Triticum) - Food
  • Corn (Zea mays) - Food
• FAMILY PRIONIACEAE
• FAMILY RAPATEACEAE
• FAMILY RESTIONACEAE
• FAMILY SPARGANIACEAE
  • BUR-REEDS (Sci) -
• FAMILY THURNIACEAE
• FAMILY TYPHACEAE
  • Cattails (Typha)
    • Cattail (Typha sp.)
      

      Quivira NWR - 9/16/2021 iNat

    • Broad-leaved Cattail (Typha latifolia) - 6
• FAMILY XYRIDACEAE
  • YELLOW-EYE GRASSES (Sci) -

As of 2024, 79 species of Zingiberales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 775 throughout the world.

• FAMILY CANNACEAE
  • Canna Lilies (Canna)
• FAMILY COSTACEAE
  • Spiral Flag (Costus sp.) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) NOAH
  • Indonesian Wax Ginger (Tapeinochilos ananassae) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT)
• FAMILY HELICONIACEAE
  • Heliconia sp. - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) NOAH
  • Wild Plantain (Heliconia sp.) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) NOAH
• FAMILY LOWIACEAE
• FAMILY MARANTACEAE
  • Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) NOAH
  • Alligator Flag (Thalia geniculata) - 2
• FAMILY MUSACEAE
  • Banana (Musa sp.) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) NOAH
• FAMILY STRELITZIACEAE
  • Bird-Of-Paradise Plants - 12, 2
• FAMILY ZINGIBERACEAE
  • Alpinia (Alpinia oceanica) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) NOAH
  • Ginger Lily (Hedychium sp.) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) NOAH
  • Ginger-Lily (Kaempferia pulchra) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT)