Pearl MilletCenchrus spicatus (Linnaeus) Cavanilles

Pearl Millet - Cenchrus spicatus (Linnaeus) Cavanilles: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/taxon/12394
Taxon ID: 12394

Summary

Pearl Millet (Cenchrus spicatus) is a species in the genus Cenchrus.

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Non-native
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MBP has eight records spanning four counties (Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, and Prince George's).

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Status

Pearl Millet rarely escapes from cultivation (Terrell & Peterson, 2009).

"Native of Eastern Hemisphere; cultivated in Southern States for forage" (Reed, 1964).

Synonyms

Cenchrus americanus
Pennisetum glaucum
Yellow Bristlegrass

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