PLANTS Profile for Chloris canterai (Paraguayan windmill grass)

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PLANTS Profile

Chloris canterai Arechav.
Paraguayan windmill grass

Symbol:

CHCA6

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Chloris canterai Arechav.

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Distribution:
Chloris canterai Arechav.


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Related Taxa:
Chloris canterai Arechav.

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 25 species in Chloris or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Chloris canterai Arechav. var. canterai. .

Chloris canterai var. canterai
Paraguayan windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris canterai Arechav. var. grandiflora (Roseng. & Izag.) D.E. Anderson. .

Chloris canterai var. grandiflora
Paraguayan windmill grass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Chloris canterai Arechav.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Chloris Sw. – windmill grass
Species	Chloris canterai Arechav. – Paraguayan windmill grass

Introduced Information:
Chloris canterai Arechav.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Chloris canterai Arechav.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41560.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 12:29 AM CDT