fountain grass
Pennisetum setaceum
Description 2
An ornamental grass that has escape cultivation. A tall, dense plant to 1.5 meters. Leaves are 20 to 65 cm long and 2 to 3.5 mm wide. The lateral margins of the leaves are serrate. Running a finger along the edge indicates how rough they are. They are capable of cutting skin if not handled carefully. Flowers and seeds are located on the terminal 8 to 32 cm of the flowerstalk. Seeds have numerous long bristles, and have red-purple coloration, fading to beige with age. Scattered individuals can be found throughout the preserve, especially in boulder piles and along washes. In addition, dense populations are found in Quartz Wash, Hesperus Wash (above Dixie Mine), and a mixed population of fountain grass and buffel grass occurs in a wash east of East End trail. A small, highly disturbed hill along the Navajo power line has over 400 plants.
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- (c) Steve Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Jones
- (c) Steve Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Occurrence | Occasional |
|---|---|
| Stolons | Absent |
| Seedhead color | Red-purple |
| Seed hairs | Absent |
| Seed bristles | Present |
| Seed awns | Absent |
| Inflorescence | Spikelike |
| Height | Over 1m |
