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Mission Grass (Pennisetum polystachion)

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Pennisetum Polystachion, or more commonly know as Mission Grass, is a graminoid of the genus Pennisetum. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Pennisetum Polystachion or Mission Grass's floral region is North America US Lower 48, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, specifically in the states of Florida and Hawaii.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Pennisetum
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Order: Cyperales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Graminoid
  • Native Status: L48 (I) HI (I) PR (I)
  • Federal Noxious Status: NW





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