Black Fountain GrassCenchrus purpurascens Thunberg

Taxon ID: 16133

Summary

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens) is a species in the genus Cenchrus.

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Non-native Invasive

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MBP has 246 records spanning 21 counties. We still need records from Garrett, Allegany, and Washington.

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Black Fountain Grass in Charles Co., Maryland (9/23/2014).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Jim Brighton View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Kent Co., Maryland (10/9/2017).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Wayne Longbottom View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/26/2013).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Jane Hill View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Kent Co., Maryland (10/23/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Wayne Longbottom View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Howard Co., Maryland (11/13/2020). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by John Hall View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/25/2014).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Jim Brighton View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/30/2016).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Wayne Longbottom View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Queen Annes Co., Maryland (10/25/2014).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Jim Brighton View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/4/2016).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Bill Hubick View Record

Black Fountain Grass, in rain, in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/5/2017).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Bill Hill View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (10/25/2017).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Danny Poet View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Frederick Co., Maryland (11/4/2017).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Bill Hubick View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/9/2018). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved.

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Dwight Johnson View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/4/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Wayne Longbottom View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/4/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Wayne Longbottom View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/27/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Wayne Longbottom View Record

Black Fountain Grass in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/18/2017).

Black Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens Thunberg) Media by Tyler Bell View Record

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MBP marks as "Invasive" any taxon listed in the Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC) list of Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland. You can read their criteria and review the lists here: https://mdinvasives.org/species-of-concern/.

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Synonyms

Cenchrus alopecuroides

Cenchrus compressus

Chinese Fountain-Grass

Chinese Pennisetum

Pennisetum alopecuroides

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