Herbarium Specimen Details

Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Okaloosa Co. : Eglin Air Force Base. Around the environmental research facility. 30° 27' 49" N 86° 33' 12" W
Description Apparently escaped from cultivation.
Habitat Fertile ground.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector G. Wilhelm 11910
Collection Date 21 Nov 1983
Accession Number 180698
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07 Oct 2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Marco Island, N of Caxambas Pass off FL 92. 25° 54' 39" N 81° 41' 52" W
Description Plant bushy branched, leafy, to 3 m tall; midrib white beneath.
Habitat Beach and hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes Sheet 1 of 2.
Collector O. K. Lakela 29244
Collection Date 06 Oct 1965
Accession Number 67227
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Along the Myakka River in section 32, 1 mi. N of Myakka [River] State Park, 300 m from the end of river road. 27° 19' 60" N 82° 9' 0" W
Description Grass to 3 m tall from dense clumps.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 5 to m
Specimen Notes
Collector C. H. Dodson 4943
Collection Date 04 Nov 1978
Accession Number 134418
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum setosum (Sw.) Rich.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Lakela,
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Hendry Co. : Off US 27, through sugar plantation, E of Clewiston. 26° 45' 15" N 80° 56' 1" W
Description Inner bristles plumose.
Habitat Along canals.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector O. K. Lakela 25763
Collection Date 31 Mar 1963
Accession Number 55573
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Volusia Co. : South Daytona, in city park/stormwater management facility at the SW end of Aspen Drive, ca. 3.5 mi. ENE of the junction of I-95 and I-4.
Description Culms erect, to 2 m tall.
Habitat Disturbed edge of calcareous hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector J. M. Kunzer 1244
Collection Date 21 Dec 2005
Accession Number 242006
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Highlands Co. : On C-621, S end of Lake Istokpoga. 27° 23' 60" N 81° 20' 60" W
Description Forming dense brakes 3-5 m high; culms glaucous; awns yellowish.
Habitat Roadsides in drained swamplands.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector L. J. Brass 32930
Collection Date 12 Dec 1962
Accession Number 136674
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Glades Co. : Moore Haven. 26° 49' 59" N 81° 5' 35" W
Description Forming dense thickets 3 m or more high; culms branched, very glaucous; blades to 4 cm or more broad, flat to concave; panicles yellowish to brownish.
Habitat Open roadsides.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector L. J. Brass 33098
Collection Date 24 Aug 1963
Accession Number 136675
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: H. L. Blomq.,
Locality USA. Florida , Leon Co. : 8 mi. E of Tallahassee. 30° 26' 18" N 84° 16' 51" W
Description Plants up to 4 m tall in large clumps.
Habitat Moist roadside thicket.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes Sheet 2 of 2.
Collector R. K. Godfrey 55209
Collection Date 20 Oct 1956
Accession Number 9480
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: H. L. Blomq.,
Locality USA. Florida , Leon Co. : 8 mi. E of Tallahassee. 30° 26' 18" N 84° 16' 51" W
Description Plants up to 4 m tall in large clumps.
Habitat Moist roadside thicket.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes Sheet 1 of 2.
Collector R. K. Godfrey 55209
Collection Date 20 Oct 1956
Accession Number 9481
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : Drehev Park.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector P. M. Cassen 23
Collection Date 25 Oct 1966
Accession Number 79845
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Marco Island, N of Caxambas Pass off FL 92. 25° 54' 39" N 81° 41' 52" W
Description Plant bushy branched, leafy, to 3 m tall; midrib white beneath.
Habitat Beach and hammock.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector O. K. Lakela 29244
Collection Date 06 Oct 1965
Accession Number 67228
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Pasco Co. : Along SE side of Ehren Cut-off (FL 583), ca. 2.5 mi. NE of its intersection with Pump Station Road. T25S, R19E, Sec. 17, NW¼. 28° 15' 0" N 82° 25' 60" W
Description Cespitose, culms erect.
Habitat Dry roadside.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector J. M. Kunzer 827
Collection Date 09 Dec 2004
Accession Number 239994
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Southwinds, Eastern Sanibel [Island]. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Description Culms up to 2 m tall, perennial; heads yellow with purplish tints.
Habitat Disturbed ground.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector W. C. Brumbach 8736
Collection Date 18 Jan 1975
Accession Number 130975
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Lakela, 08-Feb-1965
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : E of Overlook Drive off Temple Terrace Road, Tampa; close to a building. 27° 55' 35" N 82° 30' 54" W
Description Large colony up to 3 m tall.
Habitat On sandhill.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector O. K. Lakela 23608
Collection Date 15 Nov 1960
Accession Number 20824
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Balm-Boyette Tract. 1.9 mi. NW of Balm. T31S, R20E, Sec. 14, NW¼ of SE¼. 27° 49' 3" N 82° 13' 21" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector S. Landry
with C. Vandaveer
Collection Date 27 Jan 1995
Accession Number 222008
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : S 54th Avenue, St. Petersburg.
Habitat Vacant lot in sand pine [Pinus clausa] scrub remnant.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector R. P. Wunderlin 5723
Collection Date 05 Oct 1976
Accession Number 125877
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Chinsegut Hill, 3 mi. N of Brooksville; E of mansion. 28° 33' 19" N 82° 23' 16" W
Description Plants ca. 3.5 m tall.
Habitat Margins of citrus grove.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes Sheet 1 of 4.
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr. 9371
Collection Date 03 Sep 1960
Accession Number 9980
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Chinsegut Hill, 3 mi. N of Brooksville; E of mansion. 28° 33' 19" N 82° 23' 16" W
Description Plants ca. 3.5 m tall.
Habitat Margins of citrus grove.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes Sheet 2 of 4.
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr. 9371
Collection Date 03 Sep 1960
Accession Number 9955
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Chinsegut Hill, 3 mi. N of Brooksville; E of mansion. 28° 33' 19" N 82° 23' 16" W
Description Plants ca. 3.5 m tall.
Habitat Margins of citrus grove.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes Sheet 3 of 4.
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr. 9371
Collection Date 03 Sep 1960
Accession Number 9945
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Chinsegut Hill, 3 mi. N of Brooksville; E of mansion. 28° 33' 19" N 82° 23' 16" W
Description Plants ca. 3.5 m tall.
Habitat Margins of citrus grove.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes Sheet 4 of 4.
Collector J. D. Ray, Jr. 9371
Collection Date 03 Sep 1960
Accession Number 9946
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : SW corner of the junction of 123rd Avenue and SW 56th Street (Miller Drive). 29° 58' 4" N 82° 27' 57" W
Habitat Disturbed wet prairie.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector R. P. Sauleda 3283
Collection Date 27 Dec 1979
Accession Number 142781
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Koreshan State Historic Site. S side of Settlement Drive. T46S, R25E, Sec. 33, NW¼ oF SE¼ of NW¼ of NE¼ of NW¼.
Description Erect grass to 4 m high.
Habitat Ruderal area in mesic flatwoods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector S. Cole
Collection Date 06 Dec 1993
Accession Number 211994
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : E side of Ortiz Road, just N of its junction with FL 82. T45S, R25E, Sec. 21, NE¼.
Description Erect herb to 4 m tall.
Habitat Dry margins of seasonally wet lowlands.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector D. H. Les
Collection Date 22 Oct 1979
Accession Number 141527
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07 Oct 2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Sumter Co. : Wildwood; FL 44, 0.25 mi. W of I-75. 28° 51' 55" N 82° 2' 20" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector N. L. Mawhinney
Collection Date 31 Oct 1984
Accession Number 181759
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : Along US 27, E side of Lake Harbor.
Description 2-3 m high.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector J. Beckner 874
Collection Date 26 Feb 1966
Accession Number 80437
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Crewz, May 1979
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Highlands Co. : Sebring, Dad's lot. 27° 29' 44" N 81° 26' 27" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector G. R. Swank 614
Collection Date 22 Dec 1959
Accession Number 136671
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Shuey,
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : North Merritt Island; Near old foundation in old field area on edge of FL 402, 0.3 mi. W of Fish & Wildlife Office. T21S, R36E, Sec. 27, NW¼. 27° 51' 34" N 82° 5' 7" W
Habitat Ruderal, old homesite.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector A.G. Shuey
Collection Date 11 Oct 1973
Accession Number 119726
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : E side of FL 29.
Description Large clumps.
Habitat Canal bank.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector O. K. Lakela 31323
Collection Date 25 Dec 1967
Accession Number 81940
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : Tavares. 28° 48' 15" N 81° 43' 32" W
Description 2 m tall.
Habitat In marsh.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector R. F. Daubenmire
with J. Daubenmire
Collection Date 24 Oct 1977
Accession Number 202054
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07 Oct 2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Okeechobee Co. : Lake Okeechobee public access point at Nubbin Slough, ca. 4.5 mi. (s.l.d.) SE of Okeechobee. T38S, R36E, Sec. 6, NW¼ of SE¼. 27° 14' 38" N 80° 49' 47" W
Habitat Weedy area along lake shore.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector B. F. Hansen 11264
with R.P. Wundelrin, K. Kuhlman
Collection Date 25 Sep 1986
Accession Number 191572
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , DeSoto Co. : 7 mi. S of Arcadia on US 17, then 0.5 mi. on Wood Road. 27° 12' 57" N 81° 51' 30" W
Description Herb.
Habitat Roadside ditch grading into weedy open field.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector A. Fulton 174
Collection Date 26 Sep 1978
Accession Number 147208
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Saccharum officinarum L.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Crewz, 31-Mar-1980
Locality USA. Florida , Duval Co. : Jacksonville Beach. 30° 21' 12" N 81° 23' 22" W
Habitat Residential area, adjacent to a large drainage ditch.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector W. F. Grey
Collection Date 16 Jan 1979
Accession Number 201147
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Lake Co. : Tavares. 28° 48' 15" N 81° 43' 32" W
Habitat In marsh.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector R. F. Daubenmire
with J. Daubenmire
Collection Date 24 Oct 1977
Accession Number 169545
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Clearwater, behind Skaggs-Albertson's. 27° 57' 54" N 82° 54' 40" W
Habitat Roadside, damp, sandy.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector P. Genelle 2417
with G. Fleming
Collection Date 27 Sep 1976
Accession Number 124756
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, May 1983
Locality USA. Florida , Santa Rosa Co. : At the E edge of Milton, along River Road on the E side of the Blackwater River, N of US 90. 30° 37' 57" N 87° 2' 23" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector G. Wilhelm 8253
Collection Date 28 Nov 1980
Accession Number 169160
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: W. K. Taylor,
Locality USA. Florida , Orange Co. : Along Dean Road, N of Dean Road and University Avenue.
Habitat Disturbed site.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector W. K. Taylor 1046
Collection Date 07 Oct 1992
Accession Number 227261
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Markham Park. T49S, R40E, Sec's 33, 34. 28° 46' 60" N 81° 22' 60" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector P. L. Howell 460
Collection Date 21 Dec 2000
Accession Number 227105
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Hardee Co. : 0.7 mi. N of FL 64, 12 mi. NE of Zolfo Springs. T33S, R26E, Sec. 28, NW¼ of NE¼.
Habitat Weeds at creek bridge.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector B. F. Hansen 4936
Collection Date 10 Nov 1978
Accession Number 143244
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : FL 714, 20 mi. W of Palm City. 28° 0' 19" N 82° 27' 3" W
Habitat In maple [Acer rubrum] swamp.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector W. L. McCart 11232
Collection Date 22 Nov 1969
Accession Number 89424
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Lakela, 08-Feb-1965
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : Loxahatchee. 26° 40' 60" N 80° 16' 0" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector J. K. Small
Collection Date Nov 1925
Accession Number 18505
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Lakela,
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Everglades National Park. SW of Homestead. 25° 57' 18" N 80° 44' 41" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector F. C. Craighead
Collection Date 11 Jan 1963
Accession Number 56919
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07 Oct 2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Crewz, May 1979
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: Stieber, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : Canal Point. 26° 51' 33" N 80° 38' 1" W
Description Tall, leafy thickets 4-5 m high; culms erect, glaucous, deeply grooved; spikelets tawny.
Habitat On roadsides and wasteland.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector L. J. Brass 32938
Collection Date 20 Jan 1963
Accession Number 136672
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Fruitville Road, 0.85 km W of I-75, Sarasota. T36S, R18E, Sec. 24. 27° 20' 16" N 82° 27' 20" W
Description Herb to 2.5 m.
Habitat Wet disturbed site.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector A. R. Franck 474
Collection Date 01 Dec 2007
Accession Number 244528
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Glades Co. : Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area. 1.5 km NNW of the junction of US 27 and FL 29, 70 m W of US 27. T41S, R30E, Sec. 4, SE¼.
Habitat Along railroad tracks in hydric hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector A. R. Franck 1694
Collection Date 09 Dec 2009
Accession Number 252137
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Canal N of Skid Strip, E of Skid Strip Road. 28° 28' 42" N 80° 34' 36" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector P. A. Schmalzer
with T. Kozusko
Collection Date 12 Nov 2010
Accession Number 257582
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : Jonathan Dickinson State Park. N gate.
Habitat Disturbed sites.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector R. O. Woodbury
with R. Roberts
Collection Date Sep 1987
Accession Number 260220
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. - Determined By: D. H. Williams,
Locality USA. Florida , Orange Co. : Near a detention pond along West Kennedy Boulevard, just E of its intersection with Forest City Road (FL 434). 28° 37' 5" N 81° 24' 45" W
Description Occasional here.
Habitat Edge near pond; full sun.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector D. H. Williams 2698
Collection Date 02 Nov 2011
Accession Number 262211
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Seminole Co. : W side of 4220-4250 South Mellonville Avenue, ca. 10 m N of its intersection with Pine Way, Sanford. 28° 44' 45" N 81° 15' 20" W
Habitat Edge of roadside ditch.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector D. H. Williams 3390
Collection Date 14 Oct 2012
Accession Number 267611
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07 Oct 2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Orange Co. : Across from McCoy Elementary School, Turnbull Drive at intersection of Commander Drive, Orlando. 28° 39' 5" N 81° 18' 28" W
Description A number of individuals observed.
Habitat Middle of a vacant weedy lot.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector S. Myers 1498
Collection Date 24 Oct 2014
Accession Number 282303
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Okeechobee Co. : E side of US 441, ca. 100 m N of its junction with FL 78. 27° 12' 5" N 80° 49' 46" W
Description Several patches.
Habitat Disturbed vacant lot, mixed with Megathyrsus maximus [Panicum maximum].
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector W. A. Overholt
Collection Date 18 Nov 2015
Accession Number 282449
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Alabama , Butler Co. : Butler County Highway 6 at old US 31; McKenzie. 31° 32' 30" N 86° 43' 20" W
Habitat Red clay soil of roadside ditch; full sun.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector A. R. Diamond
Collection Date 23 Nov 2006
Accession Number 272835
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Hickory Lake Scrub, Polk County Environmental Lands. 27° 41' 52" N 81° 32' 13" W
Description 8 ft. tall.
Habitat Disturbed scrub.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector J. R. Campbell 164
Collection Date 18 Mar 2016
Accession Number 286378
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Cenchrus purpureus
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Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 07-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality Cuba. La Habana Prov. Playa de Santa Fé, Havana. 23° 7' 55" N 82° 21' 51" W
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector Léon (Brother)
Collection Date 29 Nov 1929
Accession Number 173516
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : S of Fruitville Road (FL 780) at Claxstrauss Drive, Town of Fruitville. 27° 20' 9" N 82° 52' 51" W
Habitat Along edge of a sediment control pond.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector W. D. Longbottom
with D.H. Williams
Collection Date 09 Nov 2015
Accession Number 293717
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Nov 2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Terra Ceia Preserve State Park. E of zone TC37 along railroad right-of-way. 26° 36' 13" N 82° 32' 37" W
Description Occasional patches; to 4 m tall, base woody.
Habitat Developed area.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector T. Muzyczka
with C. vanHoek
Collection Date 13 Dec 2016
Accession Number 295687
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 08-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality Honduras. Cortés Dept. Aldea El Boqueron, 10 km SE of San Pedro Sula. 13° 49' 0" N 87° 40' 0" W
Habitat Tropical dry forest.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 13 to m
Specimen Notes
Collector Y. Calderon
Collection Date 17 Apr 1984
Accession Number 196642
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Cenchrus purpureus
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 08-Oct-2017
Determination History
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. La Tigra, 20 km NE of Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Habitat Moist premontane forest.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 1600 to m
Specimen Notes
Collector H. Lainez
Collection Date 28 Apr 1984
Accession Number 196778
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