Species profile—Pennisetum purpureum (elephant grass)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Poaceae (grass) → Pennisetum purpureum (elephant grass)

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Species details

Kingdom

Plantae (plants)

Class

Equisetopsida (land plants)

Family

Poaceae (grass)

Scientific name

Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.

Common name

elephant grass

WildNet taxon ID

15141

Superseded by

Cenchrus purpureus (03/04/2019)

Conservation significant

No

Confidential

No

Endemicity

Exotic

Pest status

Nil

Other resources

• The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
• Atlas of Living Australia

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=15141.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.