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feathery pennisetum
Cenchrus setosus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Fountain GrassCenchrus setaceus
napier grassCenchrus purpureus
Chinese pennisetumCenchrus alopecuroides
Cogon GrassImperata cylindrica
knotroot bristlegrassSetaria parviflora
buffelgrassCenchrus ciliaris
giant foxtailSetaria faberi
plains bristlegrassSetaria leucopila
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| China | 174 |
|---|---|
| Taiwan | 163 |
| Taiwan Province | 161 |
| Kaohsiung | 51 |
| Madagascar | 50 |
| Thailand | 46 |
| Malaysia | 45 |
| United States | 30 |
| Hawaii | 30 |
| Negeri Sembilan | 24 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | sandburs and fountain grasses · Cenchrus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise feathery pennisetum with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.