Tumble windmillgrass
Chloris verticillata
Poaceae
Description
This bunchgrass grows in small tufts and has erect, flat stems that are usually branched and crowded at the base. Leaf blades are 2 1/2 to 7 inches long and about 1/8 inch wide at the base. Blades are rough and usually folded. The seed head has eight to fifteen seed branches 2 to 6 inches long arising from nodes regularly spaced along the axis. The spikelets are alternate along these branches and have short awns.
Tumble windmillgrass is a perennial, warm-season, native - 6 to 20 inches tall.
Poor grazing for livestock and wildlife.
Habitat
Occurs in heavy, sandy or ravelly soils of disturbed areas, roadsides, lawns and parks.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Stem Texture: Hairless/Smooth
Growth Habit: Bunch grass, Grasses
Season: Warm
Distribution
: 01 - Pineywoods, 02 - Gulf Prairies and Marshes, 03 - Post Oak Savannah, 04 - Blackland Prairies, 05 - Cross Timbers and Prairies, 06 - South Texas Plains, 07 - Edwards Plateau, 08 - Rolling Plains, 09 - High Plains, 10 - Trans-Pecos
Distributions
Distribution refers to the ecological region in Texas that a plant has been found. You can also view a clickable map.
Book: Know Your Grasses (B-182)
Collection: Grasses
