PLANTS Profile for Chloris elata (tall windmill grass)

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PLANTS Profile

Chloris elata Desv.
tall windmill grass

Symbol:

CHEL3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		N

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Chloris polydactyla

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Paraguay. Usage Requirements.

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Chloris elata Desv.

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Synonyms:
Chloris elata Desv.

	CHBA8	Chloris barbata (L.) Nash, non Sw.
	CHDA	Chloris dandyana C.D. Adams
	CHPO10	Chloris polydactyla Sw.

Distribution:
Chloris elata Desv.


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USA (FL, HI, MS), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Chloris elata Desv.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 25 species in Chloris

Classification:
Chloris elata Desv.

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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 elata Desv. – tall windmill grass

Introduced Information:
Chloris elata Desv.

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 elata Desv.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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 501498.

Time Generated: 10/11/2008 03:24 PM MDT