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|accepted_name=Pennisetum glaucum
|accepted_authority=(L.) R. Br.
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|common_names=Pearl millet
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|hierarchy=Poaceae;Poaceae subfam. Panicoideae;Poaceae tribe Paniceae;Pennisetum;Pennisetum glaucum
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Poaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Poaceae subfam. Panicoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Poaceae tribe Paniceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Pennisetum]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Pennisetum glaucum]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 25
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>annual. <b>Culms</b> 50-300 cm, erect, branching; nodes glabrous. <b>Sheaths</b> glabrous or pubescent, with or without ciliate margins; ligules 2-5 mm; blades 15-100 cm long, 7-70 mm wide, flat, glabrous or pubescent. <b>Panicles</b> terminal, 4-200 cm long, 2-70 mm wide, fully exerted from the sheaths, erect; rachises terete, densely pubescent. <b>Fascicles</b> 33-160 per cm; fascicle axes 1-28 mm, persistent, with 1-9 spikelets; outer bristles 44-131, 0.5-6 mm; inner bristles 6-19, 4-6 mm, plumose; primary bristles 5.5-6.3, ciliate, some¬times noticeably longer than the other bristles. <b>Spikelets</b> 3-7 mm; pedicels 0.6-1.8 mm; lower glumes absent or to 1.5 mm, veinless; upper glumes 0.5-3.5 mm, 3-5-veined; lower florets staminate or sterile; lower lemmas 1.5-6 mm, glabrous, 3-7-veined, margins ciliate; lower paleas vestigial or fully developed, margins ciliate; anthers 2.2-2.5 mm, penicillate; upper florets coriaceous, shiny; upper lemmas 4.3-7 mm, 5-7(9)-veined, margins ciliate; upper paleas 3.4-3.9 mm, pubescent, at least near the base, margins ciliate; anthers 2-2.2 mm, penicillate. <b>Caryopses</b> 2-5.5 mm long, 1.6-3.2 mm wide, protruding from the lemma and palea at maturity. <b>2n</b> = 14.</span><!--

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|discussion=<p><i>Pennisetum glaucum</i>, a native of Asia, is cultivated in the United States for grain, forage, and birdseed. It is the most drought tolerant of the tropical cereal crops. Under favorable conditions, 10,000-30,000+ fascicles may be produced. In the Flora region, it is used for soil stabilization, partly because it seldom persists for more than 1-2 years.</p>
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name=Pennisetum glaucum
|authority=(L.) R. Br.
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|family=Poaceae
|illustrator=Linda A. Vorobik
|illustration copyright=Utah State University
|distribution=Wash.;Va.;Del.;D.C;Wis.;W.Va.;Conn.;Mass.;Maine;N.H.;R.I.;Vt.;Fla.;Wyo.;Puerto Rico;N.J.;N.Mex.;Tex.;La.;N.Dak.;Tenn.;N.C.;S.C.;Pa.;S.Dak.;N.Y.;Nev.;Ala.;Ga.;Iowa;Idaho;Kans.;Mich.;Minn.;Mont.;Nebr.;Okla.;Oreg.;Colo.;Calif.;Ark.;Ill.;Ind.;Ariz.;Md.;Ohio;Utah;Mo.;Miss.;Ky.
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|subfamily=Poaceae subfam. Panicoideae
|tribe=Poaceae tribe Paniceae
|genus=Pennisetum
|species=Pennisetum glaucum
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