Poaceae
Feathertop
Cenchrus longisetus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cenchrus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 羽絨狼尾草, 羽绒狼尾草
- Croatian
- Mekodlakava prosulja
- Dutch
- Zacht lampenpoetsergras
- English
- Feathertop
- Esperanto
- Hirta peniseto
- French
- Herbe aux écouvillons
- Slovenian
- Dlakava perjanka
Synonyms
- Cenchrus villosus (Fresen.) Kuntze
- Pennisetum angustifolium E.Vilm.
- Pennisetum villosum Fresen.
- Pennisetum villosum var. humile Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Flowers
- In flower
- January, March to November (from 139 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Natalia S. Martino, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sol Quipildor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: jaumecanals, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Vale Jenny Conolly, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marc Riera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Tim Entwisle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Bonetti Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: anne.knauf11, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: crothfels, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.