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, 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
Pennisetum alopecuroides
- 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