Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Cenchrus purpurascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Chinese Fountaingrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pennisetum alopecuroides
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Phylogenetic studies favour the unification of Pennisetum, Cenchrus, and Odontelytrum (Poaceae) (Chemisquy et al., 2010)
Cenchrus compressus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Pennisetum alopecuroides
COMMON NAME:
Chinese Fountaingrass, Black Fountaingrass
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Wesley Knapp wes_cenchrus_purpinfl
September Transylvania County NC
Roadside
Softly bristly panicles 8-15cm long; bristles of the fascicles to 2cm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Wesley Knapp wes_cenchrus_purpinfl2b
September Transylvania County NC
Roadside
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Wesley Knapp wes_cenchrus_purpinfl2c
September Transylvania County NC
Roadside
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Wesley Knapp wes_cenchrus_roadside
September Transylvania County NC
Roadside
New infestations have recently been reported on roadsides in 6 NC counties.
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Wesley Knapp wes_cenchrus_roadside_b
September Transylvania County NC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm081110_038
November Buncombe County NC
NC Arboretum
This ornamental grass is an emerging invasive in Mid-Atlantic states, per Plant Risk Evaluator: Pennisetum alopecuroides.
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JK Marlow jkm081110_039
November Buncombe County NC
NC Arboretum
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Cenchrus purpurascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pennisetum alopecuroides
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Phylogenetic studies favour the unification of Pennisetum, Cenchrus, and Odontelytrum (Poaceae) (Chemisquy et al., 2010)
Cenchrus compressus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Pennisetum alopecuroides
2003
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Non-native: east Asia
Documented growing wild in - NC -
Rare, as well as waif(s)
Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer
FRUIT:
Grain
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