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| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | PECL2 |
| Group: | Monocot |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Graminoid |
| Native Status: |
HI I L48 I PR I VI I |
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Synonyms
| Symbol | Scientific Name |
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| CECL2 | Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone |
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 ⁄ Gramineae – Grass family |
| Genus | Pennisetum Rich. ex Pers. – fountaingrass |
| Species | Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. – kikuyugrass |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | ||
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| 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
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| Alabama
kikuyugrass
Class A noxious weed
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| California
kikuyugrass
C list (noxious weeds)
kikuyugrass
Quarantine
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| Florida
Kikuyu grass
Noxious weed
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| Massachusetts
kikuyugrass
Prohibited
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| Minnesota
kikuyugrass
Prohibited noxious weed
Whittet Kikuyu grass
Quarantine
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| North Carolina
Kikuyu grass
Class A noxious weed
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| Oregon
kikuyugrass
Quarantine
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| South Carolina
kikuyugrass
Plant pest
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| Vermont
kikuyugrass
Class A noxious weed
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Pennisetum clandestinum
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.
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| 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. 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. |
Wetland Status
CECL2 Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone
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Wildlife
Food
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Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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