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Cenchrus riparius is a perennial tropical grass in the Poaceae family, native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, and is rarely grown as an ornamental. Little cultivation information exists, so treat care advice as general guidance for a warm, seasonally dry grass.
Cenchrus riparius, or previously Pennisetum riparium, is a species of perennial tropical grass in the family Poaceae, native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cenchrus riparius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
