Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.
POACEAE
- Grass family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.
Nomencl. ref.: Mant. 2 (Schultes) 146. 1824 [Jan-Apr 1824]
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Mission grass
English name: feather pennisetum English name: mission grass
Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Pennisetum polystachyon (L.) Schult., orth. var.
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. ssp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Pennisetum
Species:
Page counter: 1847 ( AVG: 223.71 / 293.11 )
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Pennisetum polystachion
Inflorescences at Kahului Airport, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Habit at Keomoku Rd, Lanai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Plant at K1, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Habit at Kahului Airport, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Plant at Omaopio Rd, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Habit at LZ1, Kahoolawe - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
BISH specimen at Mana Plain, Kauai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Habit at Kahului Airport, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Habit at Polihua Rd, Lanai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Habit at Kanepuu, Lanai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Plant at Kaupili Rd, Lanai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Inflorescences at Kahului Airport, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Plant at Ag Park, Kauai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Habit at Keomoku Rd, Lanai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Habit at Kanepuu, Lanai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Inflorescences at Kahului Airport, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Plant at Waikapu, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Pennisetum polystachion
Habit at Kahului Airport, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (FL, HI), USA+ (Puerto Rico)
Map for Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Pennisetum polystachyon (L.) Schult., orth. var. [76]
2) Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. [2180]
3) Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. [2942]
4) Pennisetum villosum R. Br. ex Fresen. [1627]
5) Penstemon acuminatus Douglas ex Lindl. [362]
6) Penstemon alpinus Torr. [95]
7) Penstemon angustifolius Nutt. ex Pursh ssp. caudatus (A. Heller) D.D. Keck [149]
8) Penstemon attenuatus Douglas ex Lindl. ssp. palustris (Pennell) D.D. Keck [133]
9) Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth var. coccineus hort. [133]
10) Penstemon canescens (Britton) Britton [321]
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