Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
elephant grass
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Images:
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
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Distribution:
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, FL, HI, TX), USA+ (PR, VI) |
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Related Taxa:
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
View
338 genera in Poaceae,
21 species in Pennisetum
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Classification:
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS
Classification Report.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
bokso
elephant grass
herbe elephant
merker grass
napier grass
puk-soh
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.
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Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
1999.
Invasive plant list (19 October 1999).
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Florida.
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Introduced Information:
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
This plant is introduced to the United States
from another country or countries. Click on link below for a
partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
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FACU,FAC |
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
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 42004.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
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Related Web Sites:
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
FL-Control of Non-Native Plants in Natural Areas
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems
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