Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Cenchrus > Cenchrus flaccidus

Cenchrus flaccidus (kikuyugrass)

Synonyms:

Infraspecies

Pennisetum centrasiaticum var. centrasiaticum

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Mid Summer
Drought Tolerance [1]  Medium
Fire Tolerance [1]  High
Frost Free Days [1]  6 months 20 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Low
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Rhizomatous
Growth Period [1]  Summer, Fall
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Propagation [1]  Seed, Sprig
Regrowth Rate [1]  Moderate
Root Depth [1]  16 inches (41 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Seed Vigor [1]  Low
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Grass
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Flower Color [1]  Yellow
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Height [1]  3.936 feet (1.2 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 7 Low Temperature: 0 F° (-17.8 C°) → 10 F° (-12.2 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  Moderate
Screening - Summer [1]  Dense
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

Predators

Eriopeltis sachalinensis (cottony grass scale)[3]
Trionymus circulus[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0