Cenchrus americanus

Characteristics
Monocots
POACEAE
Cenchrus
Cenchrus americanus (L.)Morrone
PEARL MILLET; AMERICAN FOUNTAINGRASS
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This species is known by the name Pennisetum glaucum but adopts the name Cenchrus americanus within Cenchrus.
Not Native FACU (NWPL)
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Classification
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POALES
Cenchrus
Cenchrus americanus (L.)Morrone - PEARL MILLET; AMERICAN FOUNTAINGRASS
Citation
Cenchrus americanus (Linnaeus) Morrone, in Chemisquy et al., Ann. Bot. 106: 127. 2010.
Pennisetum americanum Linnaeus 1753.
Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist 2: 215. 1601. Lectotypified by Clayton & Renvoize, in Polhill (ed.), Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Gramineae 3: 672. 1982.
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Plant Photos
Cenchrus americanus - 303
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