Chloris canterae var. canterae

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 208.

Plants loosely cespitose. Culms to 100 cm. Leaves primarily cauline; blades 2.5-6 mm wide, flat. Panicles with 2-9 branches; branches (4) 5-14 cm. 2n = 36.

Discussion

Chloris canterae var. canterae has been collected in Texas and Louisiana. In South America, it grows on moist soils of the campo in Paraguay, southern Brazil, and northeastern Argentina.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

Mary E. Barkworth +
Arechav. +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
multiple +, , +  and single +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
keeled +  and rounded +
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
not fused +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
filiform +
swelling +
membranous +
not pseudopetiolate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
involute +  and flat +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +
spikelike +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (14 cm140 mm <br />0.14 m <br />) +
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
ovoid-ellipsoid +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
triangular +  and dome--shaped +
sometimes longer +
membranous +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
not woody +
Mich. +, Del. +, Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Miss. +, Tenn. +, Fla. +, Wyo. +, Puerto Rico +, N.J. +, Tex. +, La. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Pa. +, Conn. +, Mass. +, Maine +, N.Y. +, Nev. +, Va. +, Colo. +, Virgin Islands +, Calif. +, Ala. +, Kans. +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +, Okla. +, S.Dak. +, Ark. +, Ill. +, Ga. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Md. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Utah +, Mo. +  and Ky. +
not waisted +
capillary +
awned +  and truncate +
sometimes longer +
1/2 +  and 2 +
compressed +
reduced +
1.1mm +  and 1.8mm +
shorter or longer +
subtending +
acute +  and acuminate +
unequal +
uncinate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
paniculate +  and racemose +
hollow +  and solid +
not absent +
bilobed +  and entire +
obtuse +  and truncate +
5-veined +, 7-13-veined +  and 1-3-veined +
sometimes longer +
ciliate +  and lacerate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
membranous +
inconspicuous +
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.24 cm2.4 mm <br />0.0024 m <br />) +
0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br /> (0.42 cm4.2 mm <br />0.0042 m <br />) +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
mucronate +
concealed +  and prominent +
2 +  and 1 +
dry +  and fleshy +
spikelike +
Introduced +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
light +  and medium brown +
compressed +
1 +  and 3 +
compound +  and simple +
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Gramineae +
Chloris canterae var. canterae +
Chloris canterae +
variety +
membranous +
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (0.38 cm3.8 mm <br />0.0038 m <br />) +
7 (?) +  and 13 (?) +
stoloniferous +  and rhizomatous +
plant +  and cespitose +
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
dioecious +, monoecious +  and synoecious +
2;several +