Weed
bedding grass, African feathergrass, waterside-reed, wild Napier grass
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
EllipticElliptic:
Outline of an ellipse; greatest width midway sloping to an equally pointed apex and base.
Light brown
Smooth with many filaments attached to the callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
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Awned
Smooth and deep longitudinal groove.
Papery glumesGlume:
The pair of chaffy bracts that occur at the base of a grass spikelet, often completely enclosing it.
are sometimes visible.
The many filaments attached to the callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation. is the dominant feature.
State Noxious Weed: Arizona, North Carolina
Federal (see, Pennisetum macrourum)
Learn more on ITP's Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules tool.
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Cenchrus spp.
Poaceae
Cenchrus caudatus (Schrad.) Kuntze
Cenchrus macrourus (Trin.) Morrone
Pennisetum angolense Rendle
Pennisetum giganteum A. Rich.
Pennisetum macrourum Trin.
Pennisetum natalense Stapf
Pennisetum quartinianum A. Rich.
