Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cenchrus longisetus M.C.Johnst.

Long-style feather-grass

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001213
Common name: Long-style feather-grass
English name: Feathertop grass, White foxtail
Native: Norteastern Africa, Arabian peninsula
Country: Eritrea Ethiopia North Africa Saudi Arabia
(PGR): Rare

Rhizomatus clumps, producing erect stems up to 15- 70 cm tall leaves narrow, flat, with rough margins its seed-heads are conspicuously feathery and spike-like in appearance (2-12 cm long and 1-2 cm wide)

Ornamental grasses. Landscaping. Medicine

Pennisetum villosum Fresen, Pennisetum augustifolium EVilm

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Texture: Clay Coastal Alluvial Soils Fertile Heavy clay
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Coastal area
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds- division
Flowering time: Summer to autumn
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 5.5-7.5
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Herb
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Local market
Plant Uses: Borders Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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