Pennisetum alopecuroides
Pennisetum alopecuroides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Pennisetum |
Species: | P. alopecuroides |
Binomial name | |
Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng. | |
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Pennisetum alopecuroides (Chinese pennisetum, Chinese fountaingrass, dwarf fountain grass, foxtail fountain grass, swamp foxtail grass) is a species of perennial grass native to Asia and Australia. Culms are erect, and 60–100 cm long; leaf-blades are erect or drooping; flat, or conduplicate, or involute; and from 10–45 cm long by 3–6 mm wide.
Synonyms
- Alopecurus hordeiformis L.
- Panicum alopecuroides L. (basionym)
- Pennisetum compressum R. Br.
- Pennisetum hordeiforme (Thunb.) Spreng.
- Pennisetum japonicum Trin. ex Spreng.
References
- GrassBase entry
- GBIF entry
- USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) entry
- Syst. veg. 1:303. 1824
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