PLANTS Profile for Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyugrass)

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Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.
kikuyugrass

Symbol:

PECL2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		I

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Line Drawing of Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

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Synonyms:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

CECL2

Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone

Native Status:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (CA, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 21 species in Pennisetum

Classification:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Pennisetum Rich. ex Pers. – fountaingrass
Species	Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. – kikuyugrass

Noxious Weed Information:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
kikuyugrass		Noxious weed
Alabama:
kikuyugrass		Class A noxious weed
California:
kikuyugrass		C list (noxious weeds)
kikuyugrass		Quarantine
Florida:
Kikuyu grass		Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
kikuyugrass		Prohibited
Minnesota:
kikuyugrass		Prohibited noxious weed
Whittet Kikuyu grass		Quarantine
North Carolina:
Kikuyu grass		Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
kikuyugrass		Quarantine
South Carolina:
kikuyugrass		Plant pest
Vermont:
kikuyugrass		Class A noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

Kikuyu grass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US		USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). 2012. Federal noxious weed list (1 February 2012). USDA, APHIS, PPQ. Washington, DC.
STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
HEAR		USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.

Introduced Information:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

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