PLANTS Profile for Pennisetum polystachion ssp. setosum (mission grass)

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Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. ssp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken
mission grass

Symbol:

PEPOS2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I

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Photo of Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. ssp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken

Pennisetum setosum

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Colombia, Medellin. Usage Requirements.

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Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. ssp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken

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Synonyms:
Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. ssp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken

	PEPOS	Pennisetum polystachyon (L.) Schult. ssp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken, orth. var.		mission grass
	PESE4	Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.

Distribution:
Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. ssp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken


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USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. ssp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 21 species in Pennisetum, 1 subspecies in Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.

Classification:
Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. ssp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken

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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 polystachion (L.) Schult. – mission grass
Subspecies	Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. ssp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken – mission grass

Introduced Information:
Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. ssp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken

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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More Accounts and Images:
Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. ssp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

Related Web Sites:
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Australia Northern Territories AgNote

Australia-Risk Assessment Prepared for Australia (HEAR)

FAO-Animal Feed Resources Information System

GM-University of Guam

GU-Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

India-Medicinal Plants Information of Orissa

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 10:59 PM CDT