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Pennisetum clandestinum
Common name: Kikuyu
Kikuyu is a hardy dense, mat forming grass that grows 3-45 cm tall in full sun. It is a deep-rooted perennial suited to fertile soil. The leaf blades are flat, bright green and approximately 1 - 15 cm long and 1 - 5 mm wide. It is cold tolerant but grows well in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions and flowers sporadically throughout the year. It is grown from Tasmania to the Atherton Tableland in North Queensland.
Distribution:
Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania.
Western Australia: Drummond, Menzies.
South Australia: North-western, Gairdner-Torrens Basin, Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South-eastern.
Queensland: Port Curtis, Wide Bay, Darling Downs, Moreton, Warrego.
New South Wales: North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast, Central-Western Slopes, South-Western Slopes.
Victoria: Murray Mallee, Lowan Mallee, Wimmera, Wannon, Riverina, Midlands, Victorian Volcanic Plain, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plains, East Gippsland.
Tasmania: King Island, Furneaux Group, East Coast.
Bibliography:
Simon, B.K. and Sharp, D. (2002) CD Ausgrass: grasses of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra and Environmental protection Agency, Brisbane
