Trichloris crinita

Trichloris crinita is a species of grass known by the common name false Rhodes grass.[1] It is native to the Americas, where it occurs in the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and parts of Argentina.[2]

Trichloris crinita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Trichloris
Species:	T. crinita
Binomial name
Trichloris crinita (Lag.) Parodi
Synonyms
Chloris crinita

This perennial grass reaches up to 1 meter tall. It sometimes spreads via stolons. The rough-haired leaves are up to 20 centimeters long by 1 centimeter wide. The panicle is a cluster of up to 20 branches arranged in tight whorls. Each branch is up to 15 centimeters long and lined with tiny spikelets. Each spikelet has one bisexual and one or two sterile flowers.[2]

This species is a common forage grass on dry plains in Argentina.[3] In the US it is used for range revegetation.[4]

References

1. "Trichloris crinita". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
2. Trichloris crinita. Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual Treatment.
3. Greco, S. and J. B. Cavagnaro. (2003). Effects of drought in biomass production and allocation in three varieties of Trichloris crinita P. (Poaceae) a forage grass from the arid Monte region of Argentina. Plant Ecology 164(1) 125-35.
4. Trichloris crinita. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.