Cenchrus ciliaris L.
POACEAE
- Grass family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Nomencl. ref.: Mant. Pl. 2: 302 (1771)
Rank: species
See: ► Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Buffelgrass
English name: African foxtail grass English name: buffel grass
Spanish name: pasto buffel
French name: cenchrus cilié
Italian name: Nappola perenne
German name: Büffelgras
Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link
= Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link var. ciliare
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Cenchrus
Species:
Page counter: 169 ( AVG: 222.45 / 88.096 )
Gallery:
Cenchrus ciliaris
Credit: Photo by Alfonso La Rosa
Cenchrus ciliaris
Credit: Photo by Severino Costalonga
Cenchrus ciliaris
Voucher 060405 36 at Molokini, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cenchrus ciliaris
Seed at Kanaha Beach, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cenchrus ciliaris
View mauka and cabin at Waiopai, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cenchrus ciliaris
Credit: Photo by Carmelo Federico
Cenchrus ciliaris
Habit and lithified dune at Kahului Community Center, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cenchrus ciliaris
Habit at Kanaha Beach, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cenchrus ciliaris
Habit at Puu o Kali, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cenchrus ciliaris
View Kahoolawe at Molokini, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Cenchrus ciliaris
Habitat at South coast, Lanai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AZ, CA, FL, HI, LA, MO, NM, NY, OK, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)
Map for Cenchrus ciliaris L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Cenchrus echinatus L. [2077]
2) Cenchrus echinatus L. var. hillebrandianus (Hitchc.) F. Br. [140]
3) Cenchrus granularis L. [91]
4) Cenchrus longisetus M.C. Johnst. [134]
5) Cenchrus nervosus (Nees) Kuntze [126]
6) Cenchrus pedunculatus O. Deg. & Whitney [137]
7) Cenchrus viridis Spreng. [130]
8) Centaurea besseriana DC. [189]
9) Centaurea dubia Suter ssp. vochinensis (Bernh. ex Rchb.) Hayek [156]
10) Centaurea nervosa Willd. [133]
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