Pennisetum purpureum x Pennisetum americanum

 

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Grass for ID : Oman : 140213 : AK-2:
Kindly id this grass seen at a farm here on 1/2/13.
Was told that it is a fodder grass, to feed the cattle on the farm.
The stalks are cut, and it grows again.

It is commonly known as Gajraj Pennisetum spp.

Pennisetum purpureum x Pennisetum americanum (Hybrid Napier grass)

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Cenchrus purpureus for validation: 5 images.

Sharing pictures of Cenchrus purpureus in flowering. It is a widely introduced fodder grass species in the Indian subcontinent, it even naturalized in a few parts. There are several cultivars and forms of this species, the one I posted was introduced almost 15 years ago in the lower parts of Himachal Pradesh with the help of the State Agriculture Department. 
Cenchrus purpureus
Synonym: Pennisetum purpureum
Common Name: Napier Grass, Elephant Grass
Hindi Name: हाथी घास 
Observed in December 2023 at Hamirpur, H.P.

Yes. These are hybrid Napiers. Pennisetum purpureum (Napier) X Pennisetum americanum (Bajra)

 

 

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