EPPO-Q-bank

A database to support plant pest diagnostic activities

Cenchrus setaceus(PESSA)

Overview

Data shown below are extracted from EPPO Global Database
https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/PESSA
EPPO GD contains information about geographical distribution, host plants, and more...
Important note: GD is not a primary source for taxonomy (classification and nomenclature) and should not be considered as such. The EPPO Secretariat follows different sources (literature, databases) to provide some elements of taxonomy to its users. However, it does not attempt to provide all levels of the taxonomic tree or exhaustive lists of accepted taxa.
Basic information
  • EPPO code: PESSA
  • Preferred name: Cenchrus setaceus
  • Authority: (Forsskål) Morrone

Other scientific names
Name Authority
Pennisetum phalaroides Schultes
Pennisetum ruppellii Steudel
Pennisetum setaceum (Forsskål) Chiovenda

Common names
Name Language
cua de rabosa Catalan
Fontänengras German
kleines Pampasgras German
crimson fountain grass English (US)
fountain grass English
cola de plumas Spanish
cola de zorro Spanish
pasto de elefante Spanish
plumero Spanish
rabogato Spanish
herbe aux écouvillons pourpres French
zif=notzah mechuspas Hebrew
זִיף=נוֹצָה מְחֻסְפָּס Hebrew
перистощетинник щетинистый Russian
Taxonomy
Kingdom Plantae ( 1PLAK )
Phylum Magnoliophyta ( 1MAGP )
Class Angiospermae ( 1ANGC )
Category Commelinids ( 1COMD )
Order Poales ( 1POAO )
Family Poaceae ( 1GRAF )
Subfamily Panicoideae ( 1PANS )
Genus Cenchrus ( 1CCHG )
Species Cenchrus setaceus ( PESSA )