Genus Chloris (Noun)
Meaning
Tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Chloris is a genus of tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners comprising several widely dispersed species commonly known as windmill grass or finger grass.
- The genus Chloris is highly adaptable and has members that can thrive in various environments, from dry savannas to flooded grasslands.
- Members of the genus Chloris typically have seeds with stouter panicle branches and the sterile lemma forms an open 'V' below the fertile florets.
- Finger grass and windmill grass are part of the genus Chloris which is divided into tropical, subtropical, and temperate zones globally.
- Many species categorized under the genus Chloris display wind-driven seed dispersal capabilities due to pappus or other appendages present.