Pennisetum violaceum (Lam.) Rich.

Species

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Characteristics

A very variable species, divisible into a profusion of indistinct subordinate taxa
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Annual, 30–120 cm. high
A wild millet grass.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.2
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows near the edges of the desert in Africa. It can grow in arid places.
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A weed of roadsides and fallow land.
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Usage

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Edible seeds
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:415296-1
WFO ID wfo-0000889233
COL ID 76LC8
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Panicum violaceum Penicillaria raddiana Penicillaria fallax Pennisetum elegans Pennisetum senegalense Pennisetum chudeaui subsp. monodianum Pennisetum chudeaui subsp. monodii Pennisetum glaucum subsp. violaceum Pennisetum violaceum var. chudeaui Pennisetum violaceum var. majus Pennisetum violaceum var. monodianum Pennisetum violaceum