Chloris elata facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chloris elata
Seedheads
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Chloris (plant)
Species:	elata

Chloris elata is a species of grass known by the common name tall windmill grass.

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 (Haiti); Jamaica; Puerto Rico.
• Central America, in Honduras
• South America, in:
  • Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.