Buffelgrass

Cenchrus ciliaris

Family: Poaceae Genus: Cenchrus Species: ciliaris

Synonyms: Pennisetum ciliare var. leptostachya, Cenchrus longifolius, Cenchrus ciliaris var. longisetosus, Pennisetum ciliare var. pallens, Cenchrus ciliaris var. anachoreticus, Cenchrus mutabilis, Cenchrus ciliaris var. robustior, Cenchrus ciliaris f. intermedius, Pennisetum panormitanum, Pennisetum longifolium, Cenchrus ciliaris var. leptostachys, Pennisetum rangei, Pennisetum ciliare, Cenchrus pennisetiformis var. intermedius, Cenchrus ciliaris var. villiferus, Cenchrus bulbosus, Pennisetum pachycladum, Pennisetum ciliare var. robustior, Pennisetum incomptum, Cenchrus ciliaris var. nubicus, Pennisetum teneriffae, Cenchrus glaucus, Cenchrus ciliaris var. pallens, Cenchrus anjania, Pennisetum ciliare var. robustius, Pennisetum cenchroides, Pennisetum ciliare var. anachoreticum, Cenchrus melanostachyus, Cenchrus rufescens, Pennisetum ciliare var. leptostachys, Pennisetum cenchroides var. echioides, Pennisetum petraeum, Pennisetum polycladum, Pennisetum rufescens, Pennisetum oxyphyllum, Cenchrus ciliaris subsp. ibrahimii, Pennisetum distylum, Cenchrus ciliaris var. villifer

Buffelgrass (en)

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Botanical Description

Foliage: Texture: coarse

Native Region: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID

226440

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