Poaceae
Rhodes grass
Chloris gayana
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Chloris
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Common names
By language (11)
- Afrikaans
- Rhodes-gras
- Chinese
- 蓋氏虎尾草, 非洲虎尾草, 无芒虎尾草, 盖氏虎尾草
- English
- Rhodes grass, Rhode grass
- ff
- Pagamri
- Finnish
- Laidunviuhkaheinä
- French
- Herbe de Rhodes
- Hausa
- Kanarin doki
- Hebrew
- עשב רודוס
- Japanese
- アフリカヒゲシバ
- Kannada
- ರೋಡ್ಸ್ ಹುಲ್ಲು
- Swahili
- Mkekundu
Synonyms
- Chloris abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Chloris gayana f. oligostachya (Murb.) Maire & Weiller
- Chloris gayana f. oligostachys (Barratte & Murb.) Maire & Weiller
- Chloris gayana subsp. oligostachya Murb.
- Chloris gayana subsp. oligostachys Barratte & Murb.
- Chloris glabrata Andersson
- Chloris multiradiata var. ragazzii Pirotta
- Chloris repens Hochst.
- Eustachys gayana (Kunth) Mundy
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Arthur Chapman, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Arthur Chapman, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jan Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.