Stapfochloa elata (synonym Chloris elata) is a species of grass known by the common name tall windmill grass.
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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: | Stapfochloa |
| Species: | S. elata
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| Stapfochloa elata (Desv.) P.M.Peterson (2015)
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Synonymy
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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]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Stapfochloa elata (Desv.) P.M.Peterson. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Stapfochloa elata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ USDA: Chloris elata