Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Chloris radiata
paja de perro, criollo cola de zorro,estrellada, zacate rodes, radiate fingergrass, plush grass, radiate windmill grass
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Chloris
Species
radiata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Agrostis radiata L.
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Chloris radiata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=928. Accessed 31 October 2026.