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Hooded windmill grass

Chloris cucullata

Hooded windmill grass (Chloris cucullata) is a grass in the — family. Native range includes KS, OK. Hardy in zones 3a–11b. Mature size 6"–2'.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: —
Group: grass
Native range: Native to FL, KS, ME, NM, OK, SC, TX
USDA hardiness: Zones 3a–11b
Mature size: 6"–2'
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Bloom: —
Wildlife value: Pollinator and wildlife support
Ecological role: native species profile

Hooded windmill grass (Chloris cucullata) — *Chloris cucullata* — Hooded windmill grass. Photo by Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Hooded windmill grass (Chloris cucullata) is a grass in the — family. Native range includes KS, OK. Hardy in zones 3a–11b. Mature size 6"–2'.

Why it's on this list: native species profile. Native-range data from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN), cross-checked against iNaturalist observations. Part of Rooted Revival's regional native plant catalog — true natives for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In the same native range, hooded windmill grass pairs naturally with: Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), Common Rush (Juncus effusus), Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea), Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans).