Chloris cucullata

Chloris cucullata is a species of grass known by the common name hooded windmill grass. It is native to the United States, particularly the states of Texas and New Mexico, and adjacent Mexico.^[2]

Chloris cucullata
Seeds
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Genus:	Chloris
Species:	C. cucullata
Binomial name
Chloris cucullata Bisch.

This is a clump-forming perennial grass with erect stems up to 60 centimetres (24 in) tall. The leaf blades are up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long, the longer ones located around the base. The panicle contains whorls of spikelets, each whorl with several branches up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long.^[2] The branches are purplish, drying brown.^[3]