Poaceae
Cenchrus pennisetiformis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cenchrus
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Common names
By language (1)
- Persian
- چمن تشیریشبزی
Synonyms
- Cenchrus aequiglumis Chiov.
- Cenchrus ciliaris f. rigidifolius (Fig. & De Not.) Chiov.
- Cenchrus ciliaris var. pennisetiformis (Steud.) Chiov. ex Pirotta
- Cenchrus ciliaris var. rigidifolius (Fig. & De Not.) Chiov.
- Cenchrus digynus Ehrenb. ex Boiss.
- Cenchrus echinoides Wight ex Steud.
- Cenchrus lappaceus Tausch
- Cenchrus pennisetiformis subsp. glabrata Chrtek & Osb.-Kos.
- Cenchrus pennisetiformis var. brevisetosus Courbon
- Cenchrus pennisetiformis var. rigidifolius (Fig. & De Not.) Chiov.
- Cenchrus rigidifolius Fig. & De Not.
- Pennisetum cenchroides var. echinoides (Steud.) Hook.f.
- Pennisetum ciliare var. hamphilahense (N.Terrac.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Pennisetum pennisetiforme (Hochst. & Steud.) Wipff
Photos
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Natural History Museum, Vienna, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Natural History Museum, Vienna, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Natural History Museum, Vienna, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Natural History Museum, Vienna, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Cenchrus pennisetiformis: Cenchrus pennisetiformis — Herbarium specimen from Sharjah, Al-Hussein, Wadi Helo [Waste ground/wadi bed.], United Arab Emirates. Collected by Heller, T.M.; El-](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Cenchrus_pennisetiformis_%28GBIF_4538752161%29.jpg/1280px-Cenchrus_pennisetiformis_%28GBIF_4538752161%29.jpg)
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 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.