Chloris elata

Chloris elata is a species of grass known by the common name tall windmill grass.

Chloris elata
Seedheads
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Chloris
Species:	C. elata
Binomial name
Chloris elata Bisch.

It is native to:

• North America, in:
  • The U.S. state of Florida (within southern Florida)
• Islands of the Caribbean, on:
  • Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua); Cuba; Hispaniola (Haiti); Jamaica; Puerto Rico.
• Central America, in Honduras
• South America, in:
  • Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[1][2]

References

1. "Chloris elata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
2. USDA: Chloris elata

External links

• Herbarium.usu.edu: Online Grass Manual treatment of Chloris elata (tall windmill grass)
• USDA Plants Profile for Chloris elata (tall windmill grass)