Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cenchrus setaceus
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pennisetum setaceum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cenchrus advena
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cenchrus setaceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Pennisetum setaceum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Pennisetum setaceum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Pennisetum setaceum
COMMON NAME:
Tender Fountaingrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_pese3_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0409d_13
September Greenville County SC
Pennisetum's spikelets are surrounded by an involucre of bristles, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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JK Marlow jkm0409d_26
September Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cenchrus setaceus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pennisetum setaceum
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cenchrus advena
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cenchrus setaceus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Pennisetum setaceum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Pennisetum setaceum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Pennisetum setaceum
1872
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: eastern Mediterranean Europe
Waif(s)
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Panicle pink or purple
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p366
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p729
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".