Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cenchrus purpurascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pennisetum alopecuroides
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Pennisetum alopecuroides
COMMON NAME:
Chinese Fountaingrass
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JK Marlow jkm081110_038
November Buncombe County NC
NC Arboretum
Plants 0.3-1.2m tall, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm081110_039
November Buncombe County NC
NC Arboretum
Softly bristly panicles 8-15cm long; bristles of the fascicles to 2cm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.