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Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.
pearl millet

   
Symbol: PEGL2
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Annual
Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
  
  



Photograph of Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.
Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. South Africa.
 
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Synonyms:
Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.

  PAAM4 Panicum americanum L.
  PEAM4 Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke
  PETY Pennisetum typhoides auct. non (Burm.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard
 

Distribution by State:
Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.

Distributional Map for Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.
Distribution Map Legend

Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.

341 genera in Poaceae, 21 species in Pennisetum
 

Classification:
Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.

     
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 glaucum (L.) R. Br. – pearl millet
 

Introduced Information:
Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.

 

 

 
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