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Cenchrus caudatus
Also called African River Grass, African Feather Grass, Riverbank Pennisetum, Bedding Grass, Waterside Reed, Wild Napier Grass
Cenchrus caudatus, (or Pennisetum macrourum), commonly known as African feather grass, is a C4 perennial bunch grass native to tropical and southern Africa, extending to the Arabian Peninsula.
The species is indigenous to the tropical and southern regions of Africa, with its range extending to the Arabian Peninsula. It has been introduced to other regions, including Austria, California, the Canary Islands, Great Britain, Hawaii, New Zealand (North and South islands), Saint Helena, Tasmania, and Texas.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cenchrus caudatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
