Pennisetum villosum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pennisetum villosum R. Br. ex Fresen.

Feathertop

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2018 Steven Cognac

2001 Tony Morosco

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2018 Steven Cognac

2011 Steve Matson

2021 Julian Geoghegan

2001 CDFA

Pennisetum villosum is a perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.

There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC.


	Plant Range Observation Search (163 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Pennisetum
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cenchrus longisetus

Information about Pennisetum villosum from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PEVI2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: watch (high risk) Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/02/2023).