GrassWildPerennial

Chloris flagellifera (Nees)P.M.Peterson

Ghandhel

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Description

Chloris flagellifera is a perennial tufted grass, generally 40–100 cm tall, forming dense clumps. Culms are erect, slender, and smooth with a fibrous root system. Leaves are linear, narrow, and flat, usually 10–35 cm long, with rough margins. Leaf blades are green and sometimes slightly folded. Sheaths are smooth, and the ligule is membranous. The inflorescence consists of several slender digitate racemes, often spreading widely from the stem apex. Spikelets are arranged along the branches, each containing fertile florets with awned lemmas. The fruit is a small caryopsis.

Phenology

Flowering

Fruiting

Flowering: Summer–autumn Fruiting: Autumn

Ethnobotany & Uses

Fodder Importance

Provides Seasonal grazing material, Dryland forage.

Ecological Importance

Maintains grassland structure. Protects soil from erosion.

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Where it grows on campus

This species is on the campus floristic list but was not pinned during the GPS mapping survey, so it has no map records yet.

Taxonomic Notes

Distinguished from C. barbata by More perennial habit, Longer flagellate flowering branches, Different spikelet morphology, UniFlora Field Recognition Tip 🌿. Look for 🌾 Tufted perennial grass, 🖐️ Spreading finger-like spikes.