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Pennisetum clandestinum
© 2009 Zoya Akulova
Pennisetum clandestinum
© 2009 Barry Rice
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Pennisetum clandestinum  Chiov.
kikuyu grass, kikuyugrass
Pennisetum clandestinum, a monocot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

The California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) classifies the potential impact of Pennisetum clandestinum on native ecosystems as limited (plant profile).

Pennisetum clandestinum is classified by the U.S. Federal Government as a NOXIOUS WEED. [USDA 2000]

Pennisetum clandestinum is also classified by the California Department of Food and Agriculture as a Noxious Weed List C: Control required in nurseries, not required elsewhere. [CDFA Weeds 2010]

Note: TJM2 bloom period: All yr

Communities: agricultural weed, weed, species characteristic of disturbed places
Habitat: disturbed [Walker]
Wetlands:Usually occurs in non wetlands, but occasionally found in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation: between 0 and 328 feet
Family: POACEAE  
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Pennisetum found in California.
Name Status:
Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
  




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Distribution by County: See a detailed   Distribution Grid  of this plant in California.
A shaded county indicates that there are ocurrence records of this plant within the county.

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Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH.   Click county name to view records.
    CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.
 Information about  Pennisetum clandestinum  from other sources:
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website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (PECL2)

2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley

Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database

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    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jun 19, 2013).

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