Details for: PI 410309, Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone, Fountaingrass


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone
Top Name:
Fountaingrass
Origin:
Collected – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
21 Jun 1976
PI Assigned:
1976
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 410309 02 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 – KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Received by NPGS:
21 Jun 1976
PI Assigned:
1976
Source History
Collected
1976.
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Locality: Pongola

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Fountaingrass
Type: Local name

1907
Type: Collector identifier

B&O 0276
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
Exploration ID links

Narrative
Tufted, perennial plant. Leaves green, inflorescence pink.
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
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishfountain grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishtender fountain grass  1Wipff, J. K. 1993-. In: FNA Editorial Committee, Flora of North America. Note: as Pennisetum setaceum- BetaFlora of North America accessed April 2021
Afrikaanspronkgras  2Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Germanafrikanisches Lampenputzergras  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Germaneinjähriges Lampenputzergras  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Swedishfjäderborstgräs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 10 Feb 2016, from Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. to Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters12 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 410309 02 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters16 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 410309 02 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters19 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 410309 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant2 - Cauline S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 410309 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters20 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 410309 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters2.7 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 410309 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower LengthLength of flower in centimeters44 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 410309 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYFlower WidthWidth of flower in centimeters6 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 410309 02 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem DiameterStem diameter in millimeters3 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 410309 02 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower145 S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 410309 02 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSES.VARIOUS.LOCATIONS.2014PI 410309 02 SD