Chloris canterae var. grandiflora

(Roseng. & Izag.) D.E. Anderson
Introduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 208.

Plants densely cespitose. Culms 5-30 cm. Leaves primarily basal, 1-1.5 mm wide, involute. Panicles with 3-5 branches; branches 3-6 cm. 2n = unknown.

Discussion

Chloris canterae var. grandiflora was collected around woolen mills in southeastern North America in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It has also been found in Texas, but less frequently than var. canterae. In South America, it grows in drier, more rocky areas than var. canterae.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

Mary E. Barkworth +
(Roseng. & Izag.) D.E. Anderson +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
multiple +, , +  and single +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
keeled +  and rounded +
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
not fused +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
filiform +
swelling +
membranous +
not pseudopetiolate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
involute +  and flat +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
spikelike +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
ovoid-ellipsoid +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
triangular +  and dome--shaped +
sometimes longer +
membranous +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
not woody +
Mich. +, Del. +, Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Miss. +, Tenn. +, Fla. +, Wyo. +, Puerto Rico +, N.J. +, Tex. +, La. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Pa. +, Conn. +, Mass. +, Maine +, N.Y. +, Nev. +, Va. +, Colo. +, Virgin Islands +, Calif. +, Ala. +, Kans. +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +, Okla. +, S.Dak. +, Ark. +, Ill. +, Ga. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Md. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Utah +, Mo. +  and Ky. +
not waisted +
capillary +
awned +  and truncate +
sometimes longer +
1/2 +  and 2 +
compressed +
reduced +
1.1mm +  and 1.8mm +
shorter or longer +
subtending +
acute +  and acuminate +
unequal +
uncinate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
paniculate +  and racemose +
hollow +  and solid +
not absent +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
bilobed +  and entire +
obtuse +  and truncate +
5-veined +, 7-13-veined +  and 1-3-veined +
sometimes longer +
ciliate +  and lacerate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
membranous +
inconspicuous +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.24 cm2.4 mm <br />0.0024 m <br />) +
0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br /> (0.42 cm4.2 mm <br />0.0042 m <br />) +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
mucronate +
concealed +  and prominent +
2 +  and 1 +
dry +  and fleshy +
spikelike +
Introduced +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
light +  and medium brown +
compressed +
1 +  and 3 +
compound +  and simple +
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Gramineae +
Chloris canterae var. grandiflora +
Chloris canterae +
variety +
membranous +
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (0.38 cm3.8 mm <br />0.0038 m <br />) +
7 (?) +  and 13 (?) +
stoloniferous +  and rhizomatous +
plant +  and cespitose +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
dioecious +, monoecious +  and synoecious +
2;several +