Pennisetum clandestinum
Names
Pennisetum clandestinum in different languages.
Dicanthelium clandestinum
Kikuyu grass
Kikuyuochloa clandestina
Pennisetum inclusum
Pennisetum longistylum var. clandestinum
Resources
pnkikuyugrass
P EST N OTES Publication 7458
University of California
Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
Agriculture and Natural Resources
July 2011
Kikuyugrass, Pennisetum clandesti-
num , (Fig. 1) is an extremely aggres -
sive perennial weed of turfgrass,
ornamental plantings, orchards,
and noncrop areas in California.
Native to East Africa, kikuyugrass is well adapted to warm, temperate climates such as those of the coast
and inland valleys...
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pmgturfgrass
Publication 3365T • Online with photos at http://ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.turfgrass.html
• UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
Turfgrass
December
2016
PEST MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR AGRICULTU RE
Contents (Dates in parenthesis indicate when each topic was updated)
General Information (Section reviewed 7/09...
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