Cenchrus setaceus(PESSA)
Overview Code created in: 2002-07-22
- EPPO Code: PESSA
- Preferred name: Cenchrus setaceus
- Authority: (Forsskål) Morrone
Southern Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Western Asia (Arabia, Pakistan), Sénégal, Tchad to Somalia and eastern Africa. Introduced in Indochina (Vietnam), Malesia (Malaya, Java), Zambia, Zimbabwe to Namibia, South Africa, USA, Mexico, South America (Colombia to Peru), New Guinea, Australia (throughout), New Zealand
WSSA list of weeds in North America
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Pennisetum phalaroides | Schultes |
| Pennisetum ruppellii | Steudel |
| Pennisetum setaceum | (Forsskål) Chiovenda |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| crimson fountain grass | English (US) |
| fountain grass | English |
| Fontänengras | German |
| kleines Pampasgras | German |
| herbe aux écouvillons pourpres | French |
| cola de plumas | Spanish |
| cola de zorro | Spanish |
| pasto de elefante | Spanish |
| plumero | Spanish |
| rabogato | Spanish |
| перистощетинник щетинистый | Russian |
| zif=notzah mechuspas | Hebrew |
| זִיף=נוֹצָה מְחֻסְפָּס | Hebrew |
| cua de rabosa | Catalan |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Commelinids (
1COMD )
Order
Poales (
1POAO )
Family
Poaceae (
1GRAF )
Subfamily
Panicoideae (
1PANS )
Genus
Cenchrus (
1CCHG )
Species
Cenchrus setaceus (
PESSA )