*Chloris gayana Kunth. Common name: Rhodes Grass. Phenology: Apr-Dec. Habitat: Pastures (where planted for forage), disturbed areas, roadsides; eastwards in waste areas near wool-combing mills, other disturbed areas (perhaps only a waif). Distribution: Native of Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, HC, Il, K4, Meso6, NcTx, NE, NS, POWO, S, Tx, WH3; = n/a — C, RAB. Basionym: Chloris gayana Kunth 1830
Links to other floras: = Chloris gayana - 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
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