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Pennisetum alopecuroides (Pen-ih-SEE-tum al-oh-pek-yur-OY-deez), [1] the Chinese pennisetum, Chinese fountaingrass, dwarf fountain grass, foxtail fountain grass, or swamp foxtail grass, is a species of perennial grass native to Asia and Australia. The culms are erect, and 60–100 cm long.
Many Pennisetum grasses are noxious weeds, including feathertop grass (P. villosum) and kikuyu grass (P. clandestinum), which is also a popular and hardy turf grass in some parts of the world. The herbage and seeds of these grasses are food for herbivores , such as the chestnut-breasted mannikin ( Lonchura castaneothorax ), the caterpillar of ...
When gardening near natural wildland-urban interfaces, one should take care to avoid planting invasive species, such as Cortaderia jubata (native to Argentina and the Andes) [2], Pennisetum setaceum (native to northeastern Africa and western Asia) [3], and Nassella tenuissima (syn. Stipa tenuissima; native to New Mexico, Texas, and South ...
Pennisetum orientale, the oriental fountain grass, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to North West Asia and North Africa. Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall and broad, this decorative perennial grass forms clumps with multiple tufted panicles up to 14 cm (5.5 in) in length. The panicles are pale pink, maturing to brown.
Pennisetum villosum is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, known by the common name feathertop grass or just feathertop. [1] It is native to northeastern Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula, and it is grown elsewhere as an ornamental plant. It can sometimes be found growing wild where it has escaped cultivation.
Cenchrus setaceus, commonly known as crimson fountaingrass, is a C 4 perennial bunch grass that is native to open, scrubby habitats in East Africa, tropical Africa, the Middle East and south-western Asia.
Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae.They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies.
Poa labillardierei is a dense coarsely tufted grasses and can reach a height of 120 cm. [4] The large grass is a perennial, [8] that germinates from seed or division. [ 4 ] Leaves mostly basal, very long; sheath usually pallid at the base, upper ± scabrous; ligule c. 0.5 mm long, truncate; blade to 80 cm long, flat or inrolled, to 3.5 mm wide ...