Cenchrus alopecuroides (L.) Thunb. (syn: Alopecurus hordeiformis L.; Alopecurus indicus L., nom. superfl.; Catatherophora hordeiformis (L.) Steud.; Cenchrus asperifolius Desf., nom. superfl.; Cenchrus compressus (R.Br.) Morrone; Cenchrus hordeiformis (L.) Thunb.; Cenchrus purpurascens Thunb.; Cenchrus setaceus subsp. morronei Ibn Tattou; Chamaeraphis compressa Poir. ex Steud., pro syn.; Gymnotrix cenchroides Roem. & Schult., nom. superfl.; Gymnotrix compressa (R.Br.) Brongn.; Gymnotrix hordeiformis (L.) Nees; Gymnotrix japonica (Trin.) Kunth, nom. superfl.; Gymnotrix japonica var. viridescens Miq.; Gymnotrix nigricans J.Presl; Gymnotrix purpurascens Sw. ex Steud., pro syn.; Gymnotrix thouarsii Steud., pro syn.; Panicum alopecuroides L.; Panicum aristidoides Willd. ex Spreng., pro syn.; Panicum cynosuroides L.; Panicum hordeiforme (L.) Thunb.; Penicillaria alopecuroides (L.) Sweet; Penicillaria chinensis (Steud.) Nees ex A.Braun; Penicillaria ciliata Willd., nom. superfl.; Penicillaria cylindrica Roem. & Schult., nom. superfl.; Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng. …….; Pennisetum aristidoides Willd. ex Spreng., pro syn.; Pennisetum asperifolium Kunth, nom. superfl.; Pennisetum chinense Steud.; Pennisetum compressum R.Br.; Pennisetum compressum var. viridescens (Miq.) Rendle; Pennisetum cylindricum Trin., nom. superfl.; Pennisetum dispiculatum L.C.Chia; Pennisetum hordeiforme (L.) Spreng.; Pennisetum indicum Kuntze, nom. superfl.; Pennisetum indicum var. purpurascens (Thunb.) Kuntze; Pennisetum japonicum Trin.; Pennisetum javanicum Ohwi; Pennisetum linnaei Kunth, nom. superfl.; Pennisetum nigricans (J.Presl) Trin. ex Steud.; Pennisetum purpurascens (Thunb.) Kuntze, nom. illeg.; Pennisetum purpurascens var. viridescens (Miq.) Makino; Pennisetum setaceum subsp. asperifolium (Maire) Maire; Pennisetum setaceum var. asperifolium Maire; Pennisetum sordidum Koidz.; Setaria atroseta Steud., pro syn.; Setaria compressa (R.Br.) Kunth; Trichoon paniceus Willd. ex Steud., pro syn.);
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China to Temp. E. Asia and W. & C. Malesia, NW. & E. Australia: Andaman Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Taiwan, Tibet, Victoria, Vietnam, Western Australia; Introduced into: Arkansas, Austria, Bulgaria, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Illinois, India, Italy, Maryland, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Pennsylvania, Romania, Transcaucasus, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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Andaman Is.; Arkansas; Bulgaria; China North-Central; China South-Central; China Southeast; Czechoslovakia; Delaware; Hainan; Illinois; India; Japan; Jawa; Korea; Malaya; Manchuria; Maryland; Myanmar; Nansei-shoto; New South Wales; New York; New Zealand North; New Zealand South; Nicobar Is.; Ogasawara-shoto; Pennsylvania; Philippines; Queensland; Taiwan; Tasmania; Tibet; Transcaucasus; Victoria; Vietnam; West Himalaya; Western Australia as per Catalogue of Life;
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Grass for ID :: Lonavala :: ARK2019-40 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Requesting to please ID this ornamental grass seen in April 2019.
The grass was planted in a housing complex in Lonavala, MH.


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ID needed: grass on edge of pond in Jaipur: 5 images- 1 high res.
Jaipur
9/11/2021


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Grass identification request: 3 high res. images.
Habitat: Rocky area, grow in wasteland
Loc- Kota Rajasthan
Date- 29/06/2022


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Grass I’d?: 2 high res. images.
Habitat: Planted urban parks
Location: Ganesh Garden kota rajasthan
Date: June 2022


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  World Flora Online  WCSP  India Biodiversity Portal  Wikipedia
  Master Gardener Program  Ohio State University