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Pennisetum (Poaceae) 4b:347    
Tasmania has three naturalised species of feather grass (Pennisetum). One (Kikuyu - P. clandestinum) is a coarse spreading perennial with the inflorescences hidden among the upper leaves. The others (Feathertop - P. villosum - and African Feather Grass - P. macrourum) are large tufted perennials with quite dense panicles. The leaves are flat, with the ligule in the form of a line of hairs. The spikes have one fertile floret subtended by a male or sterile flower.
 

 
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