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Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken
Kyasuma grass
Symbol: PEPEU
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Distribution by State

Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken

PEPEU

Florida

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Related Taxa:
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 16 species in Pennisetum, 1 subspecies in Pennisetum pedicellatum

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Classification:
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Commelinidae –
                      Order Cyperales –
                         Family Poaceae – Grass family
                            Genus Pennisetum L.C. Rich. ex Pers. – fountaingrass
                               Species Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. – Kyasuma grass
                                  Subspecies Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken – Kyasuma grass

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Noxious Weed Information:
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken
The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
United States:
    Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.
        kyasuma-grass     Noxious weed
Alabama:
    Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.
        kyasuma-grass     Class A noxious weed
California:
    Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.
        kyasuma-grass     Quarantine
Florida:
    Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.
        Kyasuma grass     Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
    Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.
        kyasuma-grass     Noxious weed
Minnesota:
    Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.
        kyasuma-grass     Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
    Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.
        Kyasuma grass     Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
    Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.
        kyasuma-grass     Quarantine
South Carolina:
    Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.
        kyasumagrass     Plant pest
Vermont:
    Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.
        kyasuma-grass     Class A noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken
    Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.
        Kyasuma grass
The related entity italicized and indented above is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
US   Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2002. Federal Noxious Weed List (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/bats/noxweed.html, October 20, 2003). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
 
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 43 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

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Introduced Information:
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. ssp. unispiculum Brunken

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566067.

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