Cenchrus setaceus

TaxID: 48735

Basic Information

Cenchrus setaceus

African Fountain Grass, Fountain Grass, fountain grass

Cenchrus setaceus, commonly known as crimson fountaingrass, is a C4 perennial bunch grass that is native to open, scrubby habitats in East Africa, tropical Africa, the Middle East and south-western Asia. It has been introduced to many parts of the world as an ornamental plant, and has become an invasive species in some of them. It is drought-tolerant, grows fast, reaches 3 feet in height, and has many purple, plumose flower spikes.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Poales

Poaceae

Cenchrus

setaceus

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Cenchrus setaceus
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(c) Colin Barrows@BY-NC
Cenchrus setaceus
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(c) btburke@BY-NC
Cenchrus setaceus
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(c) ferran garcia mari@BY-NC
Cenchrus setaceus
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(c) Danielle Frohlich@BY-NC
Cenchrus setaceus
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(c) Harry Rose@BY

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 (29 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Austria IAS of Union concern 2017
Belgium IAS of Union concern 2017
Bulgaria IAS of Union concern 2017
Cyprus IAS of Union concern 2017
Czechia IAS of Union concern 2017
Germany IAS of Union concern 2017
Denmark IAS of Union concern 2017
Spain IAS of Union concern 2017
Estonia IAS of Union concern 2017
Finland IAS of Union concern 2017
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Distribution (97 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Antigua and Barbuda Present —
Anguilla Present —
Algeria Present —
United Arab Emirates Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Bulgaria Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR12907847 leaf - - 23802469 China: Minqing, Fujian
SRR12907846 leaf - - 24004522 China: Minqing, Fujian
SRR16243459 leaf and stem - - 22406767 USA: Steven Creek County Park, California

DNA Barcodes (13 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SDH2377-14 - rbcLa 484 United States 1985-03-13 32.83, -117.145
SAFH4989-12 - rbcLa 516 South Africa 2011-09-14 -33.61919, 18.823
SAFH4964-12 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2011-08-31 -33.954390000000004, 18.46428
SAFH4950-12 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2011-08-31 -31.59714, 18.43272
SAFH4012-12 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2011-10-25 -26.681, 27.095
SAFH3679-11 - rbcLa 552 South Africa - -26.192, 28.007
KNPB274-10 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2006-02-23 -27.51639, 31.72389
GENG260-14 - rbcL 513 India 2013-12-17 22.853, 73.714
GBVR4959-13 - matK 1560 - - -
GBVR4726-13 - rbcL 1335 - - -
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Literature