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Fountain Grass - African Fountain Grass

Cenchrus setaceus
(Forssk.) Morrone
Plumacho
Capim De Fonte - Capim Africano
Family: Poaceae
Order: Poales
Class: Liliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae
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Records from Área Natural Yrigoyen (Yrigoyen y el Río)

Other common names: Rabo de gato, Plumachillo, Cola de Zorro.

Synonyms: Pennisetum erythraeum, Pennisetum macrostachyon, Pennisetum numidicum, Pennisetum parisii, Pennisetum phalaroides, Pennisetum ruppellii, Pennisetum scoparium, Pennisetum setaceum, Pennisetum spectabile, Pennisetum tiberiadis, Phalaris setacea.

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Photography ID: 681090
♂ ♀  Adult
Vicente López
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/03/2026
Marcos Garberoglio



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245543903/04/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Yrigoyen (Yrigoyen y el Río), Vicente LópezMarcos Garberoglio
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Fountain Grass - African Fountain Grass (Cenchrus setaceus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.