Stapfochloa elata

Stapfochloa elata (synonym Chloris elata) is a species of grass known by the common name tall windmill grass.

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Clade:Commelinids

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Stapfochloa elata
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Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Chloridoideae
Genus:	Stapfochloa
Species:	S. elata
Binomial name
Stapfochloa elata (Desv.) P.M.Peterson (2015)
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy Andropogon barbatus L. (1759) Andropogon polydactylos L. (1763), nom. superfl. Chloris arundinacea Nees ex Steud. (1854) Chloris barbata (L.) Nash (1898), nom. illeg. Chloris breviaristata (Hack.) Herter (1940) Chloris consanguinea Kunth (1829), nom. nud. Chloris dandyana C.D.Adams (1971) Chloris dandyana var. breviaristata (Hack.) A.M.Molina & Rúgolo (2004) Chloris dandyana var. stolonifera (Parodi) A.M.Molina & Rúgolo (2004) Chloris elata Desv. (1831) (basionym) Chloris polydactyla Sw. (1788), nom. superfl. Chloris polydactyla var. breviaristata Hack. (1900) Chloris polydactyla f. stolonifera Parodi (1953) Miscanthus polydactylos Voss (1895), nom. superfl. Saccharum polydactylon Thunb. (1784), nom. superfl.

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It is native to:

• North America, in the U.S. state of Florida (within southern Florida)
• Islands of the Caribbean, on Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua), Cuba, Hispaniola
• Central America in Honduras
• South America, in Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay^[3][4]