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Pennisetum glaucum
pearl millet
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		pearl millet
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Cenchrus, Species Pennisetum glaucum


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Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Larned National Historic Site	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Parashant National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Stones River National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	6/11/2013

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/3/2026 3:44:52 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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