Feather Fingergrass

Chloris virgata Sw. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.