Chloris gayana
(Rhodes grass)
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FAMILY |
Poaceae |
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Species |
Chloris gayana |
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Common name(s) |
Rhodes grass |
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Flower colour; life form |
Grass, tufted to about 2 m tall. |
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Distinguishing features |
Ligule a membraneous rim with hairs on the edge. Inflorescence of 7-20 digitate spikes, straw-coloured at maturity. Spikelets overlap in 2 rows on one side of the rachis, 2-3 awns per spikelet, about same length as spikelets. |
