Pennisetum villosum Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 6134

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

2001 CDFA

Pennisetum villosum, a monocot, 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 (139 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Pennisetum

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by ICPN + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cenchrus longisetus

More information about Pennisetum villosum


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PEVI2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images 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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/13/2021).