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Taxon:  Pennisetum villosum R. Br. ex Fresen.



Summary
Genus:
Pennisetum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Nomen number:
27228
Place of publication:
Mus. Senckenberg. 2:134. 1837
Verified:
01/17/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cenchrus longisetus M. C. Johnst.

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Reference(s)
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  6. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
  7. Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
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  11. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993- http://floranorthamerica.org/
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  27. Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16. 1992
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Common names
English
feather grass –
feathertop –
long-style feather grass –
white-foxtail –
Afrikaans
veergras –
German
weißes Lampenputzergras –
Portuguese (Brazil)
capim-da-Abissínia –
painço-da-Abissínia –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia n.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFranceCorsica 
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoAguascalientes 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoFederal District 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMexico 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacan 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQueretaro 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSao Paulo 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia (n.)
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
Cultivated
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France [Corsica]
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, Nuevo Leon, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Colima, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Queretaro, Federal District]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Sao Paulo]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia
Economic Uses
Environmental
Weed
potential seed contaminant (fide Weed CIBA; Weeds SAfr 2001) –


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