Poaceae
Deenanath Grass, Desho grass, Nigeria grass
Cenchrus pedicellatus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cenchrus
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Common names
By language (6)
- dag
- Chima
- English
- Deenanath Grass, Desho grass, Nigeria grass, Kyasuma grass, Desho grass
- ff
- Wuuluunde
- Slovenian
- Japonska perjanka
- Tamil
- தீனாநாத் புல்
- Thai
- หญ้าขจรจบ
Synonyms
- Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, 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.