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Cenchrus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cenchrus setosus Swartz. Common name: Mission Grass. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Pine flatwoods, moist disturbed pastures, and roadsides. Distribution: Native of tropical Africa. Considered invasive in our area.

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Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = Cenchrus polystachios (L.) Morrone ssp. setosus (Sw.) P.M.Peterson & Y.Herrera — Herrera Arrieta & Peterson (2018); = Cenchrus setosus ssp. setosus — POWO; = Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. ssp. setosum (Sw.) Brunken — FNA25; < Cenchrus polystachios (L.) Morrone — K4; < Cenchrus polystachos — FlGr, orthographic error; < Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.; < Pennisetum polystachyon — NS. Basionym: Cenchrus setosus Sw. 1788

Links to other floras: = Pennisetum polystachion ssp. setosum - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
  • Great Plains: FACU (name change)

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