POACEAE

Chloris cucullata

Common Name:  Hooded windmill grass, Hooded crowfoot grass

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inflorescences--these inflorescences are arranged in a whorled fashion (also called verticillate), giving rise to the common name windmill grass "cucullata” comes from Latin meaning “hooded”; Why do you think it was named this?