Poaceae
African fountain grass, Tender fountain grass, Fountain grass, Purple fountain grass
Cenchrus setaceus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cenchrus
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Common names
By language (13)
- Arabic
- ثيوم شائك, سباط, سبت
- arz
- ثيوم شائك
- Chinese
- 紫葉狼尾草, 绒毛狼尾草, 羽绒狼尾草, 羽絨狼尾草
- Dutch
- Fraai lampenpoetsergras
- English
- African fountain grass, Tender fountain grass, Fountain grass, Purple fountain grass, Crimson fountaingrass
- Finnish
- Arabiansulkahirssi
- frr
- Afrikoonsk Piipgäärs
- Malayalam
- പോതപ്പുല്ല്
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Fjærbørstegras
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Fjørbørstegras
- Persian
- پامپاس ارغوانی
- Slovenian
- Ščetinasta perjanka
- Swedish
- Fjäderborstgräs
Synonyms
- Pennisetum erythraeum Chiov.
- Pennisetum macrostachyon Fresen.
- Pennisetum numidicum Paris
- Pennisetum orientale subsp. parisii Trab.
- Pennisetum orientale var. altissimum Chiov.
- Pennisetum orientale var. parisii (Trab.) Leeke
- Pennisetum parisii (Trab.) Trab.
- Pennisetum phalaroides Schult.
- Pennisetum ruppellii Steud.
- Pennisetum ruppellii var. depauperatum Schweinf.
- Pennisetum scoparium Chiov.
- Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov.
- Pennisetum spectabile Fig. & De Not.
- Pennisetum tiberiadis Boiss.
- Phalaris setacea Forssk.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to June (from 777 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Antoinette Eyssell Knox, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lazaregagnidze, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lauu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Elliot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Cayman Lanzone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Carla f, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Mirela, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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.