Tumble Windmillgrass
Common Name: Tumble Windmillgrass
Other Names: Windmillgrass
Species Name: Chloris verticillata Nutt.
Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like
Family Name: Poaceae
Examples of Tumble Windmillgrass Chloris verticillata Nutt.
| Plant Facts | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Native |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Season | Warm |
| Distribution in the U.S. | Central and southern Great Plains |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Throughout the state |
ID Characteristics
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Field Identification Characteristics
- The ligule is small with long hairs behind and at the margins
- Roots at the nodes and spreads
- Panicle of 6-20 spicate branches, partly in vericels
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Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Sheath: Keeled, without hair
- Blade: Folded, keeled especially toward the base, without hair to rough (scabrous)
- Ligule: Ciliate membrane, truncate, with long hairs behind and at the margins
- Culm: Decumbent and geniculate below, erect above, flattened, solid, often rooting at the lower nodes
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Floral Characteristics
- Inflorescence: Panicle
- Spikelet: Florets 2; fertile lemma keeled
- Awns: Fertile lemma awned from below the tip, rudiment lemma awned
- Glumes: Unequal, first shorter than the second glume
| Habitat/Ecology | |
|---|---|
| Soil Type | All types |
| Habitat | Lawns, pastures, deteriorated rangeland, roadsides and waste areas |
| Successional Stage | Mid |