Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone subsp. americanus


Sinonimi / Synonyms: Alopecurus typhoides Burm.f.; Cenchrus spicatus (L.) Cav.; Cenchrus spicatus (L.) Kuntze, isonym; Chaetochloa glauca (L.) Scribn.; Chamaeraphis glauca (L.) Kuntze; Holcus spicatus L.; Ixophorus glaucus (L.) Nash; Panicum americanum L.; Panicum glaucum L.; Panicum spicatum (L.) Roxb.; Penicillaria roxburghii Müll.Berol., nom. illeg.; Penicillaria spicata (L.) Willd.; Penicillaria typhoidea Fig. & De Not., nom. illeg.; Pennisetum americanum (L.) K.Schum., comb. inval.; Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke; Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke subsp. spicatum (L.) Maire & Weiller; Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke subsp. typhoideum Maire & Weiller, nom. illeg.; Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke [convar.] spicatum (L.) Tzvelev; Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke [convar.] typhoides (Burm.f.) Tzvelev; Pennisetum glaucum (L.) P.Beauv.; Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Körn.; Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Körn. var. typhoideum T.Durand & Schinz, nom. illeg.; Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Roem. & Schult., comb. inval.; Pennisetum typhoides (Burm.f.) Stapf & C.E.Hubb.; Pennisetum typhoideum Rich., nom. illeg.; Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv.; Setariopsis glauca (L.) Samp.;
Record erroneo / Wrong record
Alloctona / Alloctona
Reported as casual alien (Englmaier and Wilhalm 2018), but only cultivated (Galasso et al. 2020). Directly domesticated from C. americanus (L.) Morrone subsp. chudeaui (Maire & Trab.) Banfi & Galasso (= C. americanus (L.) Morrone subsp. monodii (Maire) Sosef) (W-Sahara; Burgarella et al. 2018).
Veneto: segnalazione erronea / recorded by mistake;


Poaceae Barnhart
Poales Small
Lilianae Takht.
Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.



Jim Robbins CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 – Source: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/cenchrus-americanus/







Nome italiano / Italian name: Penniseto americato (Italia).