*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; = n/a — Pa. Basionym: Chloris virgata Sw. 1797
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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