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*Chloris virgata Swartz. Common name: Feather Windmill-grass, Feather Finger-grass, Showy Chloris. Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Roadsides, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical America.

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy : = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, G, HC, Il, K4, Meso6, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, POWO, RAB, Tn, Tx, WH3, (basionym); = n/a — Pa

Links to other floras: = Chloris virgata - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily : 9

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