Scientific Name
Pennisetum ciliare
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link
Park
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (SAAN)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
buffelgrass
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Lilianae |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Genus | Cenchrus |
| Species | Pennisetum ciliare |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Carr, William R. 2004. A Botanical Inventory of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Parts I and II: Results of a 2001-2002 Botanical Inventory and Related Research and Reviews. Final Report to the U.S. National Park Service under Cooperative Agreement H5028 01 0268. The Nature Conservancy of Texas.
Carlson J, Granger W, Segura M, Bracewell J. Gulf Coast Network Terrestrial Vegetation Monitoring Project. 2018. National Park Service
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Carr, William R. 2004. A Botanical Inventory of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Parts I and II: Results of a 2001-2002 Botanical Inventory and Related Research and Reviews. Final Report to the U.S. National Park Service under Cooperative Agreement H5028 01 0268. The Nature Conservancy of Texas.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Carr, William R. 2004. A Botanical Inventory of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Parts I and II: Results of a 2001-2002 Botanical Inventory and Related Research and Reviews. Final Report to the U.S. National Park Service under Cooperative Agreement H5028 01 0268. The Nature Conservancy of Texas.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Rare at missions, two plants in crack in asphalt at east end of parking lot at Mission San Jose; a few plants in old field immediately inside gate along county road at Rancho.; Data Source: Carr, William R. 2004. A Botanical Inventory of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Parts I and II: Results of a 2001-2002 Botanical Inventory and Related Research and Reviews. Final Report to the U.S. National Park Service under Cooperative Agreement H5028 01 0268. The Nature Conservancy of Texas.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
2/12/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
fsantosneto@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
3/19/2025 10:31:10 AM
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