| Family | Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
| Scientific name | Chloris barbata Swartz |
| Synonyms | Andropogon barbatus sensu L. 1771; Andropogon polydactylos L.; Chloris barbata Swartz var. divaricata Kuntze; Chloris barbata Swartz var. normalis Kuntze; Chloris dandyana C. D. Adams; Chloris inflata Link; Chloris paraguaiensis Steudel; Chloris rufescens Steudel |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) murasaki-hige-shiba [purple hairy lawn], shima-hige-shiba [Okinawa hairy lawn] |
| (English common name) swollen windmill grass | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Ogasawara Island, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) [native] Central America | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
| Description | Plants 30-80cm tall. Leaves 10-20cm long, 2-6mm wide. Flowers purple, flowering in all seasons. Annual plants. |
| Reference | Chloris barbata Sw. |
| Chloris barbata Swartz | |
| Chloris barbata Sw. | |
| Plant protection compositions and use thereof (WIPO Patent WO/2005/074685) | |
| Note | Naturalized plants |
| July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |