Chloris divaricata
Australian Rhodes Grass, Australian Rhodes Grass
Other regional names: Slender Chloris +4 more
- Slender Chloris
- Small Chloris
- Spreading Windmill Grass
- Star Grass
- Star Windmill Grass
Also known as: Chloris cynodontioides Balansa +5 more
- Chloris cynodontioides Balansa
- Chloris cynodontoides Balansa
- Chloris divaricata subsp. cynodontoides (Balansa) Lazarides
- Chloris divaricata var. cynodontioides (Balansa) Lazarides
- Chloris divaricata var. cynodontoides (Balansa) Lazarides
- Chloris divaricata var. divaricata
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Chloris divaricata (commonly known as Australian Rhodes grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Found natively in Tropical Asia and Australasia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Lesser Sunda Is., New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cook Is., Czechoslovakia, Fiji, Germany, Hawaii, Japan, Marquesas, New Caledonia, New Mexico, South Carolina, Taiwan, Texas, Tonga, Vanuatu