About: Cenchrus setiger

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Cenchrus setiger (syn. Pennisetum setigerum), the birdwood grass, is a species in the grass family Poaceae. It native to drier parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, India, and as far as Myanmar, and has been introduced to the United States, Brazil, and Australia. Drought-tolerant and quite palatable to livestock, it is a valuable fodder and forage in areas that get as little as 200 mm of rain per year, but its productivity is low.

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  • Cenchrus setiger (syn. Pennisetum setigerum), the birdwood grass, is a species in the grass family Poaceae. It native to drier parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, India, and as far as Myanmar, and has been introduced to the United States, Brazil, and Australia. Drought-tolerant and quite palatable to livestock, it is a valuable fodder and forage in areas that get as little as 200 mm of rain per year, but its productivity is low. (en)
  • Cenchrus setigerus är en gräsart som beskrevs av Vahl. Cenchrus setigerus ingår i släktet tagghirser, och familjen gräs. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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  • Cenchrus (en)
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  • Starr 020226-9006 Cenchrus setigerus.jpg (en)
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  • Uprooted specimen (en)
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  • setiger (en)
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  • LC (en)
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  • IUCN3.1 (en)
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  • Cenchrus bulbifer (en)
  • Cenchrus ciliaris var. setiger (en)
  • Cenchrus montanus (en)
  • Cenchrus quinquevalvis (en)
  • Cenchrus schimperi (en)
  • Cenchrus tripsacoides (en)
  • Cenchrus uniflorus (en)
  • Pennisetum ciliare var. setigerum (en)
  • Pennisetum setigerum (en)
  • Pennisetum vahlii (en)
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  • Cenchrus setiger (syn. Pennisetum setigerum), the birdwood grass, is a species in the grass family Poaceae. It native to drier parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, India, and as far as Myanmar, and has been introduced to the United States, Brazil, and Australia. Drought-tolerant and quite palatable to livestock, it is a valuable fodder and forage in areas that get as little as 200 mm of rain per year, but its productivity is low. (en)
  • Cenchrus setigerus är en gräsart som beskrevs av Vahl. Cenchrus setigerus ingår i släktet tagghirser, och familjen gräs. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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  • Cenchrus setiger (en)
  • Cenchrus setigerus (sv)
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