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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Chloris |
| Species: | C. barbata
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Chloris barbata (syn. Chloris inflata), the swollen fingergrass or purpletop chloris, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae.[2] It is native to drier parts of the Old World tropics and sub-tropics, and it has been introduced to the southern US, most of Latin America and the Caribbean, many tropical islands, and Australia.[1] It is considered an invasive weed species and is host to a number of serious agricultural pest species.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chloris barbata Sw". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Swollen Finger Grass". Flowers of India. 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
Common name: Swollen Finger Grass, airport grass, feather finger grass, fingergrass, pea-cock plumegrass, plush grass, purpletop chloris, swollen fingergrass, swollen windmill grass
- ^ "Datasheet Chloris barbata (purpletop chloris)". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.