PLANTS Profile for Pennisetum pedicellatum ssp. unispiculum (Kyasuma grass)

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PLANTS Profile

Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken
Kyasuma grass

Symbol:

PEPEU

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Distribution:
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken


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USA (FL)

Related Taxa:
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 21 species in Pennisetum, 1 subspecies in Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.

Classification:
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Pennisetum Rich. ex Pers. – fountaingrass
Species	Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. – Kyasuma grass
Subspecies	Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken – Kyasuma grass

Noxious Weed Information:
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken

The related entities italicized and indented above are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
Pennisetum pedicellatum
kyasuma-grass		Noxious weed
Alabama:
Pennisetum pedicellatum
kyasuma-grass		Class A noxious weed
California:
Pennisetum pedicellatum
kyasuma-grass		Quarantine
Florida:
Pennisetum pedicellatum
Kyasuma grass		Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
Pennisetum pedicellatum
kyasuma-grass		Prohibited
Minnesota:
Pennisetum pedicellatum
kyasuma-grass		Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
Pennisetum pedicellatum
Kyasuma grass		Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
Pennisetum pedicellatum
kyasuma-grass		Quarantine
South Carolina:
Pennisetum pedicellatum
kyasumagrass		Plant pest
Vermont:
Pennisetum pedicellatum
kyasuma-grass		Class A noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken

Pennisetum pedicellatum
Kyasuma grass

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US		Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Introduced Information:
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566067.

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