Pennisetum polystachion

Pennisetum polystachion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Pennisetum
Species:	P. polystachion
Binomial name
	Pennisetum polystachion; (L.) Schult.

Pennisetum polystachion, the mission grass,^[1] is a species of grass native to tropical Africa, and is an invasive species in Northern Australia^[2] and in Sri Lanka.^[3]

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pennisetum polystachion". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ "Mission Grass - Pennisetum polystachion". Weed Identification. Australian Weeds Committee. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
^ S. Ranwala, B. Marambe, S. Wijesundara, P. Silva, D. Weerakoon, N. Atapattu, J. Gunawardena, L. Manawadu, G. Gamage, Post-entry risk assessment of invasive alien flora in Sri Lanka-present status, GAP analysis, and the most troublesome alien invaders, Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research, Special Issue, October, 2012: 863-871.

External links

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pennisetum polystachion". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 September 2015.

[2] "Mission Grass - Pennisetum polystachion". Weed Identification. Australian Weeds Committee. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

[3] S. Ranwala, B. Marambe, S. Wijesundara, P. Silva, D. Weerakoon, N. Atapattu, J. Gunawardena, L. Manawadu, G. Gamage, Post-entry risk assessment of invasive alien flora in Sri Lanka-present status, GAP analysis, and the most troublesome alien invaders, Pakistan Journal of Weed Science Research, Special Issue, October, 2012: 863-871.

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