Cenchrus longisetus
TaxID: 29694
Basic Information
Scientific Name *
Cenchrus longisetus
Common Name
Feathertop, white foxtail
Introduction
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Cenchrus longisetus, previously Pennisetum villosum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, known by the common name feathertop grass or just feathertop. It is native to northeastern Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula, and it is grown elsewhere as an ornamental plant. It can sometimes be found growing wild where it has escaped cultivation. This is a perennial grass growing in rhizomatous clumps, producing erect stems up to about 75 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is a panicle of clustered spikelets surrounded by a cloudlike mass of plumose white bristles up to 5 centimeters long.
The Latin specific epithet villosum means "with soft hairs".
In temperate climates it is hardy in mild or coastal areas, where temperatures do not fall much below freezing. Alternatively it is often grown as an annual.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Taxonomic Information
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Lineage
d__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Poales;f__Poaceae;g__Cenchrus;s__Cenchrus longisetus
Photos
(5 photos)
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Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants
(0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status
(2 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
Country
Status
Year Added
China
Quarantine pest
2021
Nicaragua
Absent
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Distribution
(59 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
Distribution Map
(Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
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Genomes
(0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes
(0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Data source: BOLD.
Process ID
BIN
Marker
Length
Country
Date
Lat/Lon
Sequence
SDH2375-14
-
rbcLa
552
United States
1996-01-29
32.661, -117.114
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AGTGTTGGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAGGATTATAAATTGACTTACTACACCCCGGAGTACGAAACCAAGGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAGCCCGGGGTTCCGCCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCTGCAGTAGCTGCGGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTTTGGACTGATGGACTTACTAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTATCACATCGAGCCCGTTCCTGGGGAGGCAGATCAATATATCTGTTATATAGCTTATCCATTAGACCTATTTGAAGAGGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTGGGTAACGTGTTTGGTTTCAAAGCCCTACGCGCTCTACGTTTGGAGGATCTACGAATTCCCCCTAGTTATTCAAAAACTTTCCAAGGTCCGCCTCACGGTATCCAAGTTGAAAGGGATAAGTTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCTTTATTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCAAAATTGGGATTATCCGCAAAAAATTACGGTAGAGCGTGTTATGAGTGTCTA
KNPB273-10
-
rbcLa
552
South Africa
1993-04-16
-28.87667, 27.76639
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AGTGTT---GGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAGGATTATAAATTGACTTACTACACCCCGGAGTACGAAACCAAGGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAGCCCGGGGTTCCGCCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCTGCAGTAGCTGCGGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTTTGGACTGATGGACTTACTAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTATCACATCGAGCCCGTTCCTGGGGAGGCAGATCAATATATCTGTTATATAGCTTATCCATTAGACCTATTTGAAGAGGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTGGGTAACGTGTTTGGTTTCAAAGCCCTACGCGCTCTACGTTTGGAGGATCTACGAATTCCCCCTAGTTATTCAAAAACTTTCCAAGGTCCGCCTCACGGTATCCAAGTTGAAAGGGATAAGTTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCTTTATTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCAAAATTGGGATTATCCGCAAAAAATTACGGTAGAGCGTGTTATGAGTGTCTA
GBVR3378-13
-
matK
1539
Portugal
-
39.675292999999996, -7.9336624
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ATGGAAAAATTCGAGGGGTATTCAGAAAAACAGAAATCTCGTCAACAATACTTCGTCTATCCCCTTCTCTTTCAGGAATATATTTATGCATTTGCCCATGATTATGGATTAAATGGTGCCGAACCTGTGGCAATTTTTGGTTGTAATAACAAGAAATTTAGTTCACTACTTGTGAAACGTTTAATTATTCGAATGTATCAGCAGAATTTTGGGATGAATTCGGTTAATCAGCCTAACCAAGACCGATTGTTGGATCACAGCAATTATTTGTATTCTGAGTTTTATTCTCAGATTCTATCCGAGGGGTTTGCGATCGTTGTAGAAATTCCACTTTCGCTAGGGCAACTATCTTGTACGGAAGAAAAAGAAATTGTAAAGTTTCAAAATTTACAATCTATTCATTCAATATTTCCCTTTTTAGAAGACAAATTTTTGCATTTACATTATCTATCACATATAGAAATACCCTATCCTATCCATTTAGAAATCCTGGTTCAACTCCTTGAATACCGGATTCAAGATGTTCCATCTTTGCATTTATTGCGATTCTTTCTCAACTATTATTCGAATTGGAATAGTCTTATTACTTCAATGAAATCGATTTTTCTTTTGAAAAAAGAAAATAAAAGACTATTTCGATTCCTATATAACTCTTATGTATCAGAATATGAATTTTTCTTGTTGTTTCTTCGTAAACAATCTTCTTGCTTACGATTAACATCTTCTGGAACCTTTCTGGAACGAATCCACTTTTCTGGGAAGATGGAACATTTTTGGGTAATGTACCCAGAGTTTTTTCGGAAAACCATATGGTTCTTTATGGATCCTCTTATGCATTATGTTCGATATCAAGGAAAGGCAATTCTTGCATCAAAAGGAACTCTTCTTTTAAAGAAGAAATGGAAATCTTACCTTGTCAATTTTTCGCAATATTTTATCTCTTTTTGGACTCAACCACAAAGGATCCGCCTAAACCAATTAACAAACTCTTGCTTCGATTTCCTGGGGTACCTTTCAAGTGTACCAATAAATACTTTGTTAGTAAGGAATCAAATGCTGGAGAATTCTTTTCTAATAGATACTCGAATGAAAAAATTCGATACCACAGTCCCTGCTACTCCCCTCGTTGGATCCTTATCAAAAGCTCAATTTTGTACTGGATCAGGGCATCCCATTAGTAAACCCGTTTGGACCGATTTATCAGATTGGGATATTCTTGATCGTTTTGGTCAGATATGTAGAAATCTTTTTCATTATCATAGTGGATCTTCAAAAAAACAGACTTTGTATCGAGTAAAATATATACTTCGACTTTCATGTGCTAGGACTTTAGCTCGTAAACATAAAAGTACGGTACGAACTTTTATGCAACGATTGGGTTCGGTATTTTTAGAAGAATTTTTTACGGAAGAAGAGCAAGTTTTTTCTTTGATGTTCACCAAAACAACTCACTTTTCTTTCAATGGATCACACAGTGAGCGTATTTGGTATTTGGATATTATCCGTATCAATGACCTGGTGAATCCTCTTACTCTTAAT
GBVR3170-13
-
rbcL
1335
Portugal
-
39.675292999999996, -7.9336624
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GTTGGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAGGATTAT------------AAATTGACTTACTACACC---CCGGAGTACGAAACCAAGGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAGCCCGGGGTTCCGCCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCTGCAGTAGCTGCGGAATCTTCT---ACTGGTACATGGACA---ACTGTTTGGACTGATGGA---CTTACTAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTATCACATCGAGCCCGTTCCTGGGGAGGCA---GATCAATATATCTGTTATATAGCTTATCCATTAGACCTATTTGAAGAG---GGTTCTGTT---ACTAACATGTTTACT---TCCATTGTGGGTAACGTGTTT---GGTTTCAAAGCCCTACGC---GCTCTACGTTTG---GAGGATCTACGA---ATTCCCCCTAGTTATTCAAAAACT---TTCCAAGGTCCG---CCTCACGGTATC---CAAGTTGAAAGGGAT---------AAG------TTGAAC---------------AAG---TAT---GGTCGTCCTTTATTGGGATGTACTATT---AAACCAAAA---TTGGGATTA---TCC---GCAAAAAATTACGGT---AGAGCG---TGTTATGAGTGTCTACGCGGTGGACTTGATTTTACCAAAGAT------------------------GAT---------------------GAAAACGTAAACTCACAACCATTTATGCGCTGGAGAGACCGTTTT---GTC---TTT------------------------------------------------------------TGTGCTGAAGCA---ATTTATAAAGCACAAGCAGAA---ACTGGT---GAAATCAAGGGGCATTACTTGAATGCGACTGCAGCTACA---TGCGAAGAAATGATTAAGAGAGCTGTATTT---GCA---AGGGAATTA------GGGGTTCCTATTGTAATGCATGACTATTTAACT------GGAGGATTCACC------------GCAAATACTAGTTTGTCTCATTATTGCCGCGAC---AAC------GGCCTACTTCTT---CACATT---CACCGAGCAATGCATGCAGTTATT------------GAT------AGACAGAAAAATCATGGTATACATTTCCGTGTATTAGCTAAAGCGTTG---CGTATGTCGGGGGGAGATCATATCCACTCCGGTACAGTAGTA---GGTAAGTTAGAA------GGGGAACGCGAAATAACTTTAGGTTTTGTTGATTTATTGCGCGATGATTTTATTGAAAAAGAT---CGTTCTCGCGGTATCTTTTTC------ACTCAGGACTGG---GTATCCATGCCA---GGTGTT---ATACCGGTGGCTTCAGGGGGTATTCATGTTTGG---------------CATATG------CCAGCTCTG---ACCGAAATCTTTGGAGAC---GATTCTGTATTACAATTTGGTGGAGGAACTTTAGGACATCCTTGGGGAAATGCACCTGGTGCAGCAGCTAATCGTGTGGCTTTAGAAGCCTGTGTACAAGCCCGTAACGAAGGGCGCGATCTTGCT------CGT---GAA------GGTAATGAAATTATCAAAGCAGCTTGCAAATGGAGT------CCTGAACTA---------------------------------------------------------------------
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