Chloris truncata
Australian Fingergrass, Black Windmill Grass
Other regional names: Creeping Windmill Grass +3 more
- Creeping Windmill Grass
- Early Chloris
- Star Grass
- Windmill Grass
Also known as: Chloris elongata Poir. +3 more
- Chloris elongata Poir.
- Chloris megastachya Schrad.
- Chloris megastachya Schrad. ex Schult.
- Chloris truncata f. abbreviata Thell.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Chloris truncata (commonly known as Australian fingergrass or Black Windmill Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Indigenous to 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, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
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)
Argentina Northeast, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Czechoslovakia, Fiji, Germany, Hawaii, Japan, Mexico Northwest, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Niue, Norfolk Is., South Carolina, Spain, Tasmania, Tonga