Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Pennisetum villosum R. Br. ex Fresen
Family : GRAMINEAE (POACEAE)
Genus : Pennisetum
Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Gerona. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Ibiza. Mallorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean
Flowering time : May. June. July. August. September. October.
Life-forms : Hemicryptophyte.
Habitat : Path and road sides.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : A Gramene which forms dense bushes of long, light green leaves. Their long, dense, practically pure white inflorescences covered in long hairs are characteristic, and shine in a very attractive way when looked at against the light. It is a plant introduced from eastern Africa and which sporadically appears naturalized along path-sides, disturbed places and along the sides of moist zones. It flowers in summer and autumn.
Status : Alien species.
