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Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.
kikuyugrass

       
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Photo of Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Kenya. Usage Requirements.
 
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Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

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Distribution:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 21 species in Pennisetum
 

Classification:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

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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 clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. – kikuyugrass
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

This plant is 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:
kikuyugrass              Noxious weed
Alabama:
kikuyugrass              Class A noxious weed
California:
kikuyugrass              C list (noxious weeds)
kikuyugrass              Quarantine
Florida:
Kikuyu grass              Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
kikuyugrass              Prohibited
Minnesota:
kikuyugrass              Prohibited noxious weed
Whittet Kikuyu grass              Quarantine
North Carolina:
Kikuyu grass              Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
kikuyugrass              Quarantine
South Carolina:
kikuyugrass              Plant pest
Vermont:
kikuyugrass              Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

Kikuyu grass

This plant 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.
HEAR        USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

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.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACU+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FACU+ NO NO FACU-
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42008.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

Related Web Sites:
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.

Australia-New South Wales South Coast Weeds

CA-CDFA Noxious Weed Index

CA-Jepson Flora Project

FAO-Animal Feed Resources Information System

Global Invasive Species Database

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

InvasiveSpecies.org

New Zealand Environment Bay of Plenty: abstract & images

Tropical Forages

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

USDA APHIS Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S.

USDI GS Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

 
 
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