| Cenchrus longisetus | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Cenchrus |
| Species: | C. longisetus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cenchrus longisetus | |
| Synonyms | |
Pennisetum villosumFresen. | |
Cenchrus longisetus,[1] previouslyPennisetum villosum, is aspecies offlowering plant in thefamilyPoaceae, known by the common namefeathertop grass or justfeathertop.[2] It is native to northeastern Africa and parts of theArabian Peninsula, and it is grown elsewhere as anornamental plant. It can sometimes be found growing wild where it hasescaped cultivation. This is a perennial grass growing inrhizomatous clumps, producing erect stems up to about 75 centimeters tall. Theinflorescence is apanicle of clustered spikelets surrounded by a cloudlike mass of plumose white bristles up to 5 centimeters long.
The Latinspecific epithetvillosum means "with soft hairs".[3]
Intemperate climates it is hardy in mild or coastal areas, where temperatures do not fall much below freezing. Alternatively it is often grown as anannual.[4]
This plant has gained theRoyal Horticultural Society'sAward of Garden Merit.[2][5]
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