Poaceae
Uruguayan fountaingrass
Cenchrus latifolius
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cenchrus
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Uruguayan fountaingrass
- Swedish
- Bredbladigt borstgräs
Synonyms
- Gymnothrix latifolia (Spreng.) Schult. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Gymnotrix latifolia (Spreng.) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Pennisetum latifolium Spreng.
- Pennisetum lechleri Steud.
Photos
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.