Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cenchrus ciliaris
FAMILY
Poaceae
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pennisetum ciliare
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Pennisetum ciliare var. ciliare
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Pennisetum ciliare
COMMON NAME:
Buffelgrass
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5386204
Month Unknown
Forms tussocks to 3' tall or mats, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5386205
Month Unknown
Seedhead erect, cylindrical, 2.5-13cm, gray to purple to yellowish, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5386206
Month Unknown
Leaves bluish-green 2-12" long, < 0.5" wide, with soft hairs on upper side, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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D. Walters & C. Southwick, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5466536
Month Unknown
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D. Walters & C. Southwick, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5466537
Month Unknown
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D. Walters & C. Southwick, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5466538
Month Unknown
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D. Walters & C. Southwick, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5466539
Month Unknown