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Details for: PI 364993,
Cenchrus setaceus
(Forssk.) Morrone, Fountaingrass
Summary
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Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus setaceus
(Forssk.) Morrone
Top Name:
Fountaingrass
Origin:
Collected – Limpopo, South Africa
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
15 Jun 1971
PI Assigned:
1971
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Inventory Volume:
179
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format
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Seed
200 count
PI 364993 03 SD
!
Restrictions
Interstate Shipment Prohibited by Federal Seed Act
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/StateNoxiousWeedsSeedList.pdf
USA – Arizona (as
Pennisetum setaceum
), Hawaii (as
Pennisetum setaceum
)
Category A Weed
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/nevada_state_regulations_npb_13december2023.pdf
USA – Nevada (as
Pennisetum setaceum
)
Class C Noxious Weed
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/arizona_npb_summary_061124.pdf
USA – Arizona (as
Pennisetum setaceum
)
Noxious Weed
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/hawaii.pdf
USA – Hawaii (as
Pennisetum setaceum
)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus setaceus
(Forssk.) Morrone
Top Name:
Fountaingrass
Origin:
Collected – Limpopo, South Africa
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
15 Jun 1971
PI Assigned:
1971
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
Limpopo, South Africa
Locality:
Grounds of Post Office, Tzaneen, Transvaal
Collector(s):
Oakes, Albert J., USDA-ARS
Accession Names and Identifiers
Fountaingrass
Type: Local name
1597
Type: Collector identifier
AJO 0271
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links
Narrative
Tufted perennial, ornamental
Cenchrus setaceus
(Forssk.) Morrone
Genus:
Cenchrus
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paniceae
Subtribe:
Cenchrinae
Nomen number:
464280
Place of publication:
Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 106:129. 2010
Verified:
01/17/2012
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Phalaris setacea
Forssk.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cenchrus asperifolius
Desf.
Pennisetum rueppelianum
hort. ex Mez
Pennisetum ruppelii
Steud.
Pennisetum setaceum
(Forssk.) Chiov.
Invalid Designation(s)
Pennisetum asperifolium
auct.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
fountain grass
1
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León.
1999.
World economic plants: a standard reference
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English
tender fountain grass
1
Wipff, J. K.
1993-. In: FNA Editorial Committee,
Flora of North America.
Note:
as
Pennisetum setaceum
- BetaFlora of North America accessed April 2021
Afrikaans
pronkgras
2
Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
German
afrikanisches Lampenputzergras
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
German
einjähriges Lampenputzergras
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Swedish
fjäderborstgräs
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Name
References
Annotations
Nomenclature Name Change:
10 Feb 2016, from
Pennisetum setaceum
(Forssk.) Chiov. to
Cenchrus setaceus
(Forssk.) Morrone
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Inventory
Availability
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
10
S9.GRASSES
PI 364993 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
10
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 364993 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Foliage Height
Foliage height in decimeters
10.8
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 364993 03 SD
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
13
S9.GRASSES
PI 364993 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
13
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 364993 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Height
Total plant height in decimeters
14.8
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 364993 03 SD
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
10
S9.GRASSES
PI 364993 01 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
10
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 364993 02 SD
Not Available
GROWTH
Plant Width
Plant spread in decimeters
15
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 364993 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
3 - Well distributed
S9.GRASSES
PI 364993 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
3 - Well distributed
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 364993 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Foliage Distribution
Distribution of leaves on plant
3 - Well distributed
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 364993 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
16
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 364993 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
45
S9.GRASSES
PI 364993 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Length
Leaf length measured in centimeters
45
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 364993 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
2.7
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 364993 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
3
S9.GRASSES
PI 364993 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Leaf Width
Leaf width measured in millimeters
3
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 364993 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Size
Stem size by code
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES
PI 364993 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Size
Stem size by code
5 - Medium
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 364993 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 364993 01 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 364993 02 SD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
Tillers
Abundance of tillers produced
9 - Sparse
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 364993 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Length
Length of flower in centimeters
25
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 364993 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Flower Width
Width of flower in centimeters
7
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 364993 03 SD
MORPHOLOGY
Stem Diameter
Stem diameter in millimeters
3
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 364993 03 SD
PHENOLOGY
Maturity
Days from March 15 planting to first flower
109
S9.GRASSES
PI 364993 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 364993 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 364993 02 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Foliage Amount
Abundance of foliage produced
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009
PI 364993 03 SD
PRODUCTION
Seed Production
Relative seed production
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES
PI 364993 01 SD
Not Available
PRODUCTION
Seed Production
Relative seed production
1 - Abundant
S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001
PI 364993 02 SD
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Flower - Image of flower
S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2009
Not Available
SUBSET
Image
Image present in GRIN database
Plant - Image of plant
S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2009
Not Available