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Rhodes Grass
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Grasses & bamboos

Rhodes Grass

Chloris gayana Kunth

Names

EnglishRhodes Grass
Dutch—
SpanishZacate de Rodas
Chinese非洲虎尾草
Scientific nameChloris gayana Kunth

About this species

Chloris gayana is a species of grass known by the common name Rhodes grass. It is native to Africa but it can be found throughout the tropical and subtropical world as a naturalized species.

It can grow in many types of habitat. It is also cultivated in some areas as a palatable graze for animals and a groundcover to reduce erosion and quickly revegetate denuded soil. It is tolerant of moderately saline and alkaline soils and irrigation.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusChloris

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1956First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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