Species profile—Pennisetum polystachion (mission grass)
Classification
Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Poaceae (grass) → Pennisetum polystachion (mission grass)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Plantae (plants)
- Class
- Equisetopsida (land plants)
- Family
- Poaceae (grass)
- Scientific name
- Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult.
- Common name
- mission grass
- WildNet taxon ID
- 10961
- Superseded by
- Cenchrus polystachios (03/04/2019)
- Alternate name(s)
- elephant grass
mission grass (perennial)
feathery pennisetum - Conservation significant
- No
- Confidential
- No
- Endemicity
- Exotic
- Pest status
- Nil
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=10961.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
