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Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.
POACEAE
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Information from the Index of California Plant Names (ICPN)
Initial Editorial Analysis 15 Aug 2011
Source of Report for California  
a Smith, J.P. 1995. A Checklist of California Grasses. Unpublished manuscript, Arcata, as cited in Kartesz & Meacham
b Hrusa et al., ms later published in Madrono 49(2)61-98. 2002: DISTRIBUTION: SnJV.; STATUS: tenuously established; NOTES: Probably only a casual waif from cultivation; large areas were being grown (presumably for dairy silage) within about a half a mile upstream of the ditch. Although there was a sizable population, the occurrence could be attributed to seed washing downslope along the ditch alignment; "...moist roadside ditch...00...
c Hrusa et al., Madrono 49(2)61-98. 2002: DIST: SnJV: Hrusa et al. Current Status: Casual: DOC: Merced County: Highway 33 about 3 miles S of southern outskirts of Gustine; moist roadside ditch near Main Canal at Pfitzer Road; T08S, R09E, Sec 29, MD. 37°12'28"N; 121°00'37"W; Howard Ranch quad., el. 110ft. With Paspalum dilatatum, Sorghum halepense dominant. July 12, 2000, D.W. Taylor 17480 (JEPS): NOTES: Escape from cultivation? Large areas were being grown (presumably for dairy silage) within about a half mile upstream of the site above. Although there was a sizable population, the occurrence could be attributed to seed washing downslope along the ditch alignment. In the Jepson Manual (pg. 1296), this name was misapplied to Setaria pumila (Poir.) R. & S. as the synonymized combination Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv.
Initial Editorial Comments indicated for nearly all of NA, except AK to Greenland, in Kartesz & Meacham; according to Source c, in California occurring as a waif (27 Feb 2003).
Correspondence and Comments Subsequent to Initial Analysis
Correspondence 1 Treatment and author notes submitted for The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2] see Comment 1
Editorial Comments 1 Correspondence 1 indicates, in a note under the genus, that Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. is included among a list of taxa that "have been collected in CA" but have not "become naturalized". [Unfortunately, the treatment does not indicate more precisely the status of Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. relative to the flora of California (e.g., is it a waif, or does it not occur presently in California at all?). As an active waif, the taxon would have been included in the key to members of the genus, with a description only online; the fact that the taxon was not treated this way suggests it might have been considered to be an historical waif. ]
Editorial Summary and Current Status
Editorial Summary rejection, not naturalized in CA, a waif
Current Status JFP-3, accepted name for taxon occurring in CA only as a waif and/or garden escape, not naturalized
Current Status Authority The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2]
Current Status Date 15 Aug 2011
List of names for this Current Status category
List of ICPN names in Pennisetum
List of names from ICPN, Hrusa's Crosswalk, and Jepson Flora in Pennisetum

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