Poaceae
Comb windmill grass
Chloris pectinata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Chloris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Comb windmill grass
Synonyms
- Chloris divaricata var. minor J.M.Black
- Chloris divaricata var. muelleri Domin
- Chloris pectinata var. fallax Domin
- Chloris pectinata var. typica Domin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Guy Taseski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.