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Wire grass

Chloris flagellifera (Nees) P.M.Peterson

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Chloris

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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
حمرة
English
Wire grass
kai
Dàndakùsùr

Synonyms

  • Cynosurus ternatus Forssk.
  • Eleusine arabica Hochst. ex Steud.
  • Eleusine caespitosa A.Rich.
  • Eleusine compressa (Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf. ex C.Chr.
  • Eleusine flagellifera Nees
  • Eleusine stolonifera R.Br.
  • Ochthochloa compressa (Forssk.) Hilu
  • Ochthochloa dactyloides Edgew.
  • Panicum compressum Forssk.

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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). About our plant data.