PLANTS Profile for Chloris (windmill grass)

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PLANTS Profile

Chloris Sw.
windmill grass

Symbol:

CHLOR

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Images:
Chloris Sw.

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Distribution:
Chloris Sw.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WY), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Chloris Sw.

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

Distribution of Chloris andropogonoides Fourn.. . Image Available.

Chloris andropogonoides
slimspike windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris barbata Sw.. . Image Available.

Chloris barbata
swollen fingergrass

Chloris berroi

Chloris ×brevispica

Distribution of Chloris canterai Arechav.. . Image Available.

Chloris canterai
Paraguayan windmill grass

Chloris castilloniana

Distribution of Chloris ciliata Sw.. . Image Available.

Chloris ciliata
fringed windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris cubensis Hitchc. & Ekman ex Hitchc.. .

Chloris cubensis
Cuban windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris cucullata Bisch.. . Image Available.

Chloris cucullata
hooded windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris divaricata R. Br.. .

Chloris divaricata
spreading windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris elata Desv.. . Image Available.

Chloris elata
tall windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris gayana Kunth. . Image Available.

Chloris gayana
Rhodes grass

Chloris mossambicensis

Distribution of Chloris pectinata Benth.. .

Chloris pectinata
comb windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris pycnothrix Trin.. .

Chloris pycnothrix
spiderweb chloris

Distribution of Chloris radiata (L.) Sw.. .

Chloris radiata
radiate fingergrass

Chloris roxburghiana

Distribution of Chloris sagraeana A. Rich.. .

Chloris sagraeana
roadside windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris ×subdolichostachya Müll. Berol. (pro sp.) [cucullata × verticillata]. . Image Available.

Chloris ×subdolichostachya
shortspike windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris submutica Kunth. . Image Available.

Chloris submutica
Mexican windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris texensis Nash. . Image Available.

Chloris texensis
Texas windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris truncata R. Br.. .

Chloris truncata
Australian fingergrass

Distribution of Chloris ventricosa R. Br.. . Image Available.

Chloris ventricosa
Australian windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris verticillata Nutt.. . Image Available.

Chloris verticillata
tumble windmill grass

Distribution of Chloris virgata Sw.. . Image Available.

Chloris virgata
feather fingergrass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Chloris Sw.

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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

More Accounts and Images:
Chloris Sw.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41552.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 12:36 AM CDT