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Spiderweb chloris

Chloris pycnothrix Trin.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Chloris

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Common names

By language (4)
Afrikaans
Spinnerak-chloris
Arabic
كلورس شاذ
Chinese
异序虎尾草
English
Spiderweb chloris, Spiderweb grass

Synonyms

  • Chloris anomala B.S.Sun & Z.H.Hu
  • Chloris beyreichiana Steud.
  • Chloris beyrichiana Kunth
  • Chloris humilis Kunth
  • Chloris intermedia A.Rich.
  • Chloris leptostachya Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Chloris leptostachya var. intermedia (A.Rich.) T.Durand & Schinz
  • Chloris obtusifolia Desv.
  • Chloris radiata var. beyrichiana (Kunth) Hack.
  • Chloris salzmannii Steud.
  • Gymnopogon beyrichianus (Kunth) Parodi
  • Gymnopogon haumanii Parodi
  • Gymnopogon radiatus var. beyrichianus (Kunth) Parodi

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid

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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.