Feathertop grass

Pennisetum villosum

''Pennisetum villosum'' is a species of flowering plant in the grass 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.
Feathertop grass flower head - Pennisetum villosum Growing along a coastal road. Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Pennisetum villosum

Appearance

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.

Naming

The Latin specific epithet ''villosum'' means “with soft hairs”.

Habitat

In temperate zones it is hardy in mild or coastal areas, where temperatures do not fall much below freezing. Alternatively it is often grown as an annual.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusPennisetum
SpeciesP. villosum
Photographed in
Australia