Poaceae
Swollen fingergrass
Chloris barbata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Chloris
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Chloris barbataPoaceae
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 孟仁草
- English
- Swollen fingergrass
- Finnish
- Partaviuhkaheinä
- Indonesian
- Jejarongan
- Malayalam
- മയിൽപ്പുല്ല്
- Persian
- چمن مقدس ریشدار
- Thai
- หญ้ารังนก
Synonyms
- Andropogon barbatus L.
- Chloris barbata var. divaricata Kuntze
- Chloris inflata Link
- Chloris longifolia Steud.
- Chloris paraguaiensis Steud.
- Chloris rufescens Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.