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Cenchrus ciliaris
(Poaceae)
African foxtail grass, anjan grass, buffelgrass

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Species description or overview

Cenchrus ciliarus as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Cenchrus ciliarus as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Cenchrus ciliaris information from PIER
Information on Cenchrus ciliaris as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Cenchrus ciliaris
Nomenclatural information about Cenchrus ciliaris is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Cenchrus ciliaris
Nomenclatural information about Cenchrus ciliaris is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Cenchrus ciliaris
Nomenclatural information about Cenchrus ciliaris is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Cenchrus ciliarus as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Cenchrus ciliarus as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Cenchrus ciliaris (Poaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Cenchrus ciliaris as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Control methods

Cenchrus ciliarus as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Cenchrus ciliarus as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Summaries of herbicide trials for pasture, range, and non-cropland weed control -1999 View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Herbicide trials compare herbicides and methods of application on a variety of weedy species in Hawaii (University of Hawaii).

Images

Images of Cenchrus ciliaris (Poaceae) (buffel grass)
Links to high-resolution free images of Cenchrus ciliaris (Poaceae) (buffel grass) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Cenchrus ciliaris
RECORD AUTO-GENERATED VIA SHF.SSL (Smithsonian Hawaiian Flora)

Cenchrus ciliaris images from PIER
Images of Cenchrus ciliaris provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Cenchrus ciliaris
RECORD AUTO-GENERATED VIA SHF.SSL (Smithsonian Hawaiian Flora)

Cenchrus ciliarus as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Cenchrus ciliarus as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Books

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)  new posting 
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research  new posting 
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide  new posting 
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Maui Offshore Islet Botanical Survey  new posting 
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Wood K. 2006. Maui Offshore Islet Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii. ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Bibliography

References for Cenchrus ciliaris
Bibliographic references for Cenchrus ciliaris are provided by HEAR.

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