Cenchrus ciliaris
Summary 9
Cenchrus ciliaris (buffelgrass or African foxtail grass; syn. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link) is a species of grass native to most of Africa, southern Asia (east to India), southern Iran, and the extreme south of Europe (Sicily).
Taxon biology 10
Pennisetum ciliare
African Foxtail grass
Location: Southern Arizona and most of Sonora
Elevation: Sea Level to 4150 ft
Description: Buffelgrass is 1.5 feet tall and up to 3 feet tall. Buffelgrass is a threat and grows densely, competing for water with native plants that are around the same size. Buffelgrass is a major seed producer and the seeds spread and grow rapidly. Buffelgrass is a drought-tolerant perennial. This is primarily warm-season grass and is invasive to Arizona . Its origins are native to Africa, Middle East, Indonesia and nearby islands of Indonesia, as well as, tropical Asia. It was brought to the US in the 1930 for livestock feed.
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- (c) John Tann, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/31031835@N08/3236231028/
- (c) Harry Rose, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/macleaygrassman/7066879635/
- (c) Harry Rose, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/macleaygrassman/6920800044/
- (c) Forest & Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/53375.jpg
- (c) 2009 Barry Rice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=283280&one=T
- (c) 2009 Barry Rice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=283281&one=T
- (c) 2009 Barry Rice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=283282&one=T
- (c) Marco Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=14&id=306
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenchrus_ciliaris
- Adapted by Bis-Fogo from a work by (c) ASUBIOGRL, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/33092513
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