Chloris virgata
Chloris virgata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Chloris |
Species: | C. virgata
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Binomial name | |
Chloris virgata | |
Synonyms | |
Chloris virgata is a species of grass known by the common names feather fingergrass[4] feathery Rhodes-grass[5] and feather windmill grass.
Distribution
It is native to many of the warmer temperate,
Chloris virgata is a hardy grass which can grow in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas such as roadsides and railroad tracks, and cultivated farmland. It is known in some areas as a weed, for example, in alfalfa fields in the southwestern United States.[7]
Description
This is an annual grass growing up to about half a meter in maximum height. It sometimes forms tufts, and may or may not spread via stolons. The inflorescence is an array of 4 to 20 fingerlike branches up to 10 centimeters long. Each branch contains approximately 10 spikelets per centimeter. Each spikelet has one fertile floret and one or two sterile florets.
References
- ^ Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 1: 166–167, t. 49 1815 [1816]
- ^ The Plant list_A Working list of all plant species
- ^ Roberty Petite Fl. l'Ouest-Afr. 387 1954
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Chloris virgata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Chloris virgata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Grass Manual Treatment Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Chloris virgata
- Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
- Missouri Plants Photo Profile
- Chloris virgata - Photo gallery
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Chloris virgata". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.