Poaceae
Fountain grass
Cenchrus orientalis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cenchrus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- ثيوم مشرقي
- Chinese
- 东方狼尾草
- Czech
- Dochan východní
- English
- Fountain grass, Oriental pennisetum, Oriental fountain grass, Pink fountain grass, White fountain grass
Synonyms
- Alopecurus hordeiformis Willd. ex Steud.
- Cenchrus orientalis subsp. triflorum (Nees ex Steud.) Acev.-Rodr. & M.T.Strong
- Panicum orientale (Rich.) Willd.
- Pennisetum fasciculatum Trin.
- Pennisetum griffithii Munro ex Hook.f.
- Pennisetum orientale Rich.
- Pennisetum orientale var. triflorum (Nees ex Steud.) Stapf
- Pennisetum persicum Boiss. & Buhse
- Pennisetum phalariforme Steud.
- Pennisetum sinaicum Decne.
- Pennisetum tenue Fig. & De Not.
- Pennisetum triflorum Nees ex Steud.
- Pennisetum variabile Fig. & De Not.
Photos
Photo: Erhan yelekci, CC BY-SA 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.