4,991 observationsNot Evaluated
feathertop
Cenchrus longisetus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Liliopsida ›Order: Poales ›Family: Poaceae ›Genus: Cenchrus
About
Cenchrus longisetus, previously Pennisetum villosum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, known by the common name feathertop grass or just feathertop. It is native to northeastern Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula, and it is grown elsewhere as an ornamental plant. It can sometimes be found growing wild where it has escaped cultivation. This is a perennial grass growing in rhizomatous clumps, producing erect stems up to about 75 centimeters tall....
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of feathertop is Cenchrus longisetus.
- The feathertop has a conservation status of Not Evaluated.
- feathertop belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- feathertop belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- feathertop belongs to the class Liliopsida.
- feathertop belongs to the order Poales.
- feathertop belongs to the family Poaceae.
- feathertop belongs to the genus Cenchrus.