Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
A densely tufted perennial grass with wiry leaves, widely cultivated as an ornamental grass in gardens and has now become naturalised in disturbed, rocky areas. Inflorescence a dense, hairy, purple spike-like panicle. Spikelets purple with whitish hairs on the stalks.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=107870
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Native to East Africa.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=107870
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
