Species

Indian Millet

Cenchrus americanus

(L.) Morrone

Taxonomy

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Cenchrus

Species

Cenchrus americanus

Lifecycle & Ecology

EdibleNo

Synonyms

Panicum alopecuroidesPanicum americanumPennisetum glaucumChaetochloa lutescensSetaria glaucaChaetochloa glaucaPanicum glaucumPanicum compressumPennisetum spicatum var. typhoideumSetaria lutescensPanicum spicatumPanicum indicumPhleum africanumPennisetum nigritarum var. macrostachyumPennisetum gibbosumCenchrus pycnostachyusIxophorus glaucusPenicillaria deflexaPenicillaria elongataCenchrus spicatusPennisetum albicaudaPennisetum gambiensePennisetum pycnostachyumPennisetum echinurusPennisetum leonisAlopecurus typhoidesPennisetum cerealeHolcus spicatusPanicum coeruleumAndropogon racemosusPennisetum nigritarum var. deflexumPennisetum maiwaSetaria sericeaPenicillaria arabicaPanicum involucratumPenicillaria nigritarumPennisetum ancylochaeteCenchrus paniceusPennisetum cinereumPennisetum nigritarumSetaria rufaHolcus racemosusPenicillaria plukenetiiPenicillaria roxburghiiChamaeraphis glaucaPennisetum megastachyumSetariopsis glaucaPennisetum malacochaetePennisetum plukenetiiPenicillaria solitariaPenicillaria spicataPennisetum spicatumPenicillaria involucrataHolcus paniciformisPennisetum aureumPennisetum giganteumPennisetum americanumPennisetum typhoidesPanicum holcoides

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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