Windmill grass

Family: Poaceae
Scientific name: Chloris truncata
Description: Plant Form: Grass. Size: Up to 50 cm tall. Stem: Flattened and rough, straight. Leaves: Folded up to 15 cm long blades. Flowers: Windmill-like spread of 5-10 spikes radiating from single point on end of stem. Fruit and Seeds: Green to purple to black flat-topped florets in spikelets with awns to 15 mm long. Habitat: Pastures, bare ground, wasteland. This is a native species that is considered a weed of agriculture. Distinguishing Features: Distinguished from other windmill-like grasses such as other Chloris or Digitaria species by awns and flat-topped florets. Weed Status: Priority Weed Weed Type: Agricultural, Non-weedy Native Lookalike Lifeform: Grassy

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