Pennisetum alopecuroides
species of plant
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Summary
Pennisetum alopecuroides is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,551 views/month, #1,544 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Pennisetum[4]
- Taxon name: Pennisetum alopecuroides[5]
- Subclass of: perennial plant[6], herbaceous plant[7]
- Has use: medicinal plant[8], fiber[9], fodder[10]
- Commons category: Cenchrus alopecuroides[11]
- Has basionym: Panicum alopecuroides[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pennisetum alopecuroides[13]
- Commons gallery: Pennisetum alopecuroides[14]
- Described by source: Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[15], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(1)[16]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=27168[17]
- Short name: P. alopecuroides[18]
- Taxon common name: Chinese fountaingrass[19], 狼尾草[20], 狗尾巴草[21], 芮草[22], 狗仔尾[23], 老鼠狼[24], lisičjerepa perjanka[25]
- Taxon author citation: (L.) Thunb.[26], (L.) Spreng.[27]
- Taxon range: Beijing[28], People's Republic of China[29], Shanghai[30], Fujian[31], Guangdong[32], Zhoushan Archipelago[33]
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Identifiers
Pennisetum alopecuroides's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 133394[34]. Pennisetum alopecuroides's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1115107[35]. Pennisetum alopecuroides's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2706156[36]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 42001[37] and 793642[38].
Why It Matters
Pennisetum alopecuroides has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]