Biology:Pennisetum polystachion

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Short description: Species of plant

Pennisetum polystachion
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Pennisetum
Species:
P. polystachion
Binomial name
Pennisetum polystachion
(L.) Schult.

Pennisetum polystachion, the mission grass,[1] is a species of grass native to tropical Africa, and is an invasive species in Northern Australia[2] and in Sri Lanka.[3]

References

  1. "Pennisetum polystachion". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PEPO. Retrieved 22 September 2015. 
  2. "Mission Grass - Pennisetum polystachion". Weed Identification. Australian Weeds Committee. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130414111156/http://weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&state=&s=&ibra=all&card=G07. Retrieved 9 January 2013. 
  3. S. Ranwala, B. Marambe, S. Wijesundara, P. Silva, D. Weerakoon, N. Atapattu, J. Gunawardena, L. Manawadu, G. Gamage, Post-entry risk assessment of invasive alien flora in Sri Lanka-present status, GAP analysis, and the most troublesome alien invaders, Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research, Special Issue, October, 2012: 863-871.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7163477 entry