''Chloris cucullata'' is a species of
grass known by the common name hooded windmill grass. It is native to the United States, particularly the states of Texas and New Mexico, and adjacent Mexico.
[''Chloris cucullata''.]
Grass Manual Treatment.
This is a clump-forming perennial grass with erect stems up to 60 centimeters tall. The leaf blades are up to 20 centimeters long, the longer ones located around the base. The
panicle
A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are of ...
contains whorls of spikelets, each whorl with several branches up to 5 centimeters long.
[ The branches are purplish, drying brown.][''Chloris cucullata''.]
USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
References
External links
USDA Plants Profile
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cucullata
Bunchgrasses of North America
Grasses of Mexico
Grasses of the United States
Flora of New Mexico
Flora of Northeastern Mexico
Native grasses of Texas