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*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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