Jeanmonod, Daniel;éd.
Cenchrus setaceus
Sign in to saveAlso known as African fountain grass, Tender fountain grass, Fountain grass, Purple fountain grass
species of plant
Species
Least Concernfountain grass
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Oman
Observations recorded24,995
A densely tufted perennial grass with wiry leaves, widely cultivated as an ornamental grass in gardens and has now become naturalised in disturbed, rocky areas. Inflorescence a dense, hairy, purple spike-like panicle. Spikelets purple with whitish hairs on the stalks.
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 374
- With media
- 238
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- OBI, BHSC, SD, CAS, RSA, SDSU
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico