Cenchrus x cupreus

Characteristics

Monocots
POACEAE
Cenchrus
Cenchrus x cupreus (Thore)Govaerts
PURPLE FOUNTAINGRASS
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Cenchrus cupreus is purportedly the accepted name according to Govaerts (2018).
Not Native
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Classification

POALES
POACEAE
Cenchrus
Cenchrus x cupreus (Thore)Govaerts - PURPLE FOUNTAINGRASS

Citation

CENCHRUS X CUPREUS (Thore) Govaerts, Skvortsovia 4(3): 77. 2018. (Cenchrus elegans X C. setaceus)
Pennisetum cupreum Thore 1905, pro sp.
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Species Distribution Map

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos

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Cenchrus x cupreus - 5
Cenchrus x cupreus - Alan R. Franck View Full Size
Cenchrus x cupreus - 5
Cenchrus x cupreus - Alan R. Franck View Full Size
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