Characteristics
Monocots
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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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.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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