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Pennisetum glaucum

ClassificationFlowering Plants
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusPennisetum
SpeciesPennisetum glaucum (L.) Cav.
Common NamePearl millet
Growth HabitGrass
DurationPerennial
Plant Notes**
C value
StatusNot Native

** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Alopecurus typhoides Alopecurus typhoides Burm. f.  
Cenchrus spicatus Cenchrus spicatus  
Chaetochloa glauca Chaetochloa glauca (L.) Scribn.  
Chaetochloa lutescens Chaetochloa lutescens (Weigel) Stuntz  
Chamaeraphis glauca Chamaeraphis glauca (L.) Kuntze  
Holcus spicatus Holcus spicatus L.  
Ixophorus glaucus Ixophorus glaucus (L.) Nash  
Panicum americanum Panicum americanum L.  
Panicum compressum Panicum compressum Balb. ex Steud.  
Panicum glaucum Panicum glaucum L.  
Panicum involucratum Panicum involucratum  
Pennisetum americanum Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke  
Pennisetum americanum subsp. americanum Pennisetum americanum subsp. americanum  
Pennisetum americanum subsp. typhoideum Pennisetum americanum subsp. typhoideum (Rich.) Maire & Weiller  
Pennisetum spicatum Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Roem. & Schult.  
Pennisetum spicatum var. typhoideum Pennisetum spicatum var. typhoideum (Rich.) T. Durand & Schinz  
Pennisetum typhoides Pennisetum typhoides auct. non (Burm.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard  
Pennisetum typhoideum Pennisetum typhoideum Rich.  
Setaria glauca Setaria glauca (L.) Beauv.  
Setaria lutescens Setaria lutescens (Weigel) F.T. Hubbard  
Setariopsis glauca Setariopsis glauca (L.) Samp.  

Specimens and Distribution

No specimens exist for this species.