Pennisetum

Taxobox
name = "Pennisetum"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Pennisetum setaceum" growing on a lava flow near Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
subfamilia = Panicoideae
genus = "Pennisetum"
genus_authority = Pers.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 80 species; see text

"Pennisetum" is a genus of grasses in the grass family (Poaceae, subfamily Panicoideae, tribe Paniceae), native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. They are large annual or perennial grasses, reaching 1-4 m tall. The genus includes a number of species grown for oramental purposes (such as Fountain Grass), as well as a type of millet, and a pasture form (Kikuyu Grass) originating from the highlands of Kenya.

;Selected species
*"Pennisetum alopecuroides" - Chinese Pennisetum
*"Pennisetum ciliare" - Buffelgrass
*"Pennisetum clandestinum" - Kikuyu Grass
*"Pennisetum glaucum" - Pearl Millet
*"Pennisetum latifolium" - Uruguay Pennisetum
*"Pennisetum macrostachyum"
*"Pennisetum macrourum"
*"Pennisetum orientale"
*"Pennisetum purpureum" - Elephant Grass
*"Pennisetum setaceum" - Fountain Grass
*"Pennisetum villosum" - Feathertop Grass

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