Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Cenchrus americanus
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pennisetum glaucum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New combinations in Cenchrus (Paniceae, Poaceae) in Europe and the Mediterranean area (Verloove, 2012)
Cenchrus spicatus
INCLUDING
Steyermark's Flora of Missouri (Yatskievych, 1999)
Pennisetum americanum ssp. americanum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of West Virginia (Strausbaugh & Core, 1978)
Setaria glauca
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-70-001:
Pennisetum glaucum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Pennisetum glaucum
COMMON NAME:
Pearl Millet
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_pegl2_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Cenchrus americanus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pennisetum glaucum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New combinations in Cenchrus (Paniceae, Poaceae) in Europe and the Mediterranean area (Verloove, 2012)
Cenchrus spicatus
INCLUDING
Steyermark's Flora of Missouri (Yatskievych, 1999)
Pennisetum americanum ssp. americanum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of West Virginia (Strausbaugh & Core, 1978)
Setaria glauca
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-70-001:
Pennisetum glaucum
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Pennisetum glaucum
2038
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Non-native: Africa & tropical Asia
Rare
Habitat: Fallow fields, other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Inflorescence a dense, spikelike panicle
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain
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