Details for: PI 434641, Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone

Origin:

Collected – South Africa

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

May 1979

PI Assigned:

1979

Form Received:

Seed

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Inventory Volume:

187
View original Plant Inventory data in pdf format

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Seed	200 count		PI 434641 01 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)

Images (4 total. Click on image for more.)

Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone

Origin:

Collected – South Africa

Maintained:

Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)

Received by NPGS:

May 1979

PI Assigned:

1979

Form Received:

Seed

Source History

Collected

South Africa
Locality: Three to four km southwest of Thabazimbi, Transvaal on iron spoils

Donated

May 1979.

Donor(s):
Nel, T.C., Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

Accession Names and Identifiers

Narrative

Sometimes planted for decoration. Spreads. Local name Pronkgras (show grass).

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	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)

Annotations

Nomenclature Name Change: 10 Feb 2016, from Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. to Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory	Availability
GROWTH	Foliage Height	Foliage height in decimeters	10.4	S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009	PI 434641 03 SD	Not Available
GROWTH	Foliage Height	Foliage height in decimeters	7	S9.GRASSES	PI 434641 01 SD
GROWTH	Foliage Height	Foliage height in decimeters	7	S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001	PI 434641 02 SD	Not Available
GROWTH	Plant Height	Total plant height in decimeters	10	S9.GRASSES	PI 434641 01 SD
GROWTH	Plant Height	Total plant height in decimeters	10	S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001	PI 434641 02 SD	Not Available
GROWTH	Plant Height	Total plant height in decimeters	13.7	S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009	PI 434641 03 SD	Not Available
GROWTH	Plant Width	Plant spread in decimeters	12	S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009	PI 434641 03 SD	Not Available
GROWTH	Plant Width	Plant spread in decimeters	6	S9.GRASSES	PI 434641 01 SD
GROWTH	Plant Width	Plant spread in decimeters	6	S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001	PI 434641 02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Foliage Distribution	Distribution of leaves on plant	2 - Cauline	S9.GRASSES	PI 434641 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Foliage Distribution	Distribution of leaves on plant	2 - Cauline	S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001	PI 434641 02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Foliage Distribution	Distribution of leaves on plant	3 - Well distributed	S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009	PI 434641 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Length	Leaf length measured in centimeters	41	S9.GRASSES	PI 434641 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Length	Leaf length measured in centimeters	41	S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001	PI 434641 02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Length	Leaf length measured in centimeters	76	S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009	PI 434641 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Width	Leaf width measured in millimeters	2	S9.GRASSES	PI 434641 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Width	Leaf width measured in millimeters	2	S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001	PI 434641 02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Width	Leaf width measured in millimeters	3.4	S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009	PI 434641 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Size	Stem size by code	5 - Medium	S9.GRASSES	PI 434641 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Size	Stem size by code	5 - Medium	S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001	PI 434641 02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Tillers	Abundance of tillers produced	1 - Abundant	S9.GRASSES	PI 434641 01 SD
MORPHOLOGY	Tillers	Abundance of tillers produced	1 - Abundant	S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001	PI 434641 02 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Tillers	Abundance of tillers produced	9 - Sparse	S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009	PI 434641 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Flower Length	Length of flower in centimeters	29	S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009	PI 434641 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Flower Width	Width of flower in centimeters	6	S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009	PI 434641 03 SD	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Stem Diameter	Stem diameter in millimeters	4	S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009	PI 434641 03 SD	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	Maturity	Days from March 15 planting to first flower	102	S9.GRASSES	PI 434641 01 SD
PRODUCTION	Foliage Amount	Abundance of foliage produced	1 - Abundant	S9.GRASSES.GRIFFIN.2009	PI 434641 03 SD	Not Available
PRODUCTION	Foliage Amount	Abundance of foliage produced	5 - Medium	S9.GRASSES	PI 434641 01 SD
PRODUCTION	Foliage Amount	Abundance of foliage produced	5 - Medium	S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001	PI 434641 02 SD	Not Available
STRESS	Winter Survival	Resistance to winter damage	9 - Complete winter kill	S9.GRASSES	PI 434641 01 SD
STRESS	Winter Survival	Resistance to winter damage	9 - Complete winter kill	S9.GRASSES.WESTBROOK.2001	PI 434641 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	Herbarium - Image of herbarium sample	S9.GRASS.IMAGE.HERBARIUM.2006		Not Available
SUBSET	Image	Image present in GRIN database	Plant - Image of plant	S9.GRASS.IMAGE.LOVELL.1983-1989		Not Available
SUBSET	Image	Image present in GRIN database	Plant - Image of plant	S9.GRASS.IMAGE.2009		Not Available