Stapfochloa elata (synonym Chloris elata) is a species of grass known by the common name tall windmill grass.
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| Stapfochloa elata |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Clade: |
Commelinids |
| Order: |
Poales |
| Family: |
Poaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Chloridoideae |
| Genus: |
Stapfochloa |
| Species: |
S. elata |
| Binomial name |
Stapfochloa elata
( Desv.) P.M.Peterson (2015) |
| Synonyms[2] |
- Andropogon barbatus L. (1759)
- Andropogon polydactylos L. (1763), nom. superfl.
- Chloris arundinacea Nees ex Steud. (1854)
- Chloris barbata (L.) Nash (1898), nom. illeg.
- Chloris breviaristata (Hack.) Herter (1940)
- Chloris consanguinea Kunth (1829), nom. nud.
- Chloris dandyana C.D.Adams (1971)
- Chloris dandyana var. breviaristata (Hack.) A.M.Molina & Rúgolo (2004)
- Chloris dandyana var. stolonifera (Parodi) A.M.Molina & Rúgolo (2004)
- Chloris elata Desv. (1831) (basionym)
- Chloris polydactyla Sw. (1788), nom. superfl.
- Chloris polydactyla var. breviaristata Hack. (1900)
- Chloris polydactyla f. stolonifera Parodi (1953)
- Miscanthus polydactylos Voss (1895), nom. superfl.
- Saccharum polydactylon Thunb. (1784), nom. superfl.
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It is native to:
- North America, in the U.S. state of Florida (within southern Florida)
- Islands of the Caribbean, on Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua), Cuba, Hispaniola
- Central America in Honduras
- South America, in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay[3][4]
