Botanical name
Cenchrus caudatisFamily
PoaceaeCommon Name
African Feather Grass, BeddinggrassSynonym (old name)
Pennisetum macrourum
Description
Rhizomatous, perennial grass up to 1.6m. Leaves linear. Spikelets 4-6mm long, in a congested, cylindrical panicle 12-25cm long, straw-coloured; involucral bristles as long as spikelets.
Habitat
Loamy soils, often in marshes
Flower Date
November to May