Cenchrus americanus
A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cenchrus americanus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Alopecurus typhoidesBurm.f.
- Andropogon racemosusPoir. ex Steud.
- Cenchrus paniceusB.Heyne ex Wall.
- Cenchrus pycnostachyusSteud.
- Cenchrus spicatus(L.) Cav.
- Chaetochloa glauca(L.) Scribn.
- Chaetochloa lutescensStuntz
- Chamaeraphis glauca(L.) Kuntze
- Holcus paniciformisRoxb. ex Hook.f.
- Holcus racemosusForssk.
- Holcus spicatusL.
- Ixophorus glaucus(L.) Nash
- Panicum alopecuroidesJ.Koenig ex Trin.
- Panicum americanumL.
- Panicum coeruleumMill.
- Panicum compressumBalb. ex Steud.
- Panicum glaucumL.
- Panicum holcoidesTrin.
- Panicum indicumMill.
- Panicum involucratumRoxb.
- Panicum lutescensWeigel
- Panicum spicatum(L.) Roxb.
- Penicillaria arabicaA.Braun
- Penicillaria deflexaAndersson ex A.Braun
- Penicillaria elongataSchrad. ex Schltdl.
- Penicillaria indicaA.Braun
- Penicillaria involucrata(Roxb.) Schult.
- Penicillaria nigritarumSchltdl.
- Penicillaria plukenetiiLink
- Penicillaria roxburghiiA.Braun
- Penicillaria solitariaStokes
- Penicillaria spicata(L.) Willd.
- Pennisetum albicaudaStapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum americanum f. echinurus(K.Schum.) Leeke
- Pennisetum americanum subsp. spicatum(L.) Maire & Weiller
- Pennisetum ancylochaeteStapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum aureumLink
- Pennisetum cerealeTrin.
- Pennisetum cinereumStapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum echinurus(K.Schum.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum gambienseStapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum gibbosumStapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum giganteumTen. ex Steud.
- Pennisetum glaucum(L.) R.Br.
- Pennisetum indicumA.Braun
- Pennisetum leonisStapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum maiwaStapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum malacochaeteStapf & C.E.Hubb.
- Pennisetum megastachyumSteud.
- Pennisetum nigritarum var. deflexum(Andersson ex A.Braun) T.Durand & Schinz
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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