elephant grass	USDA PLANTS Symbol: PEPU2 U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Grass or Grasslike
Pennisetum purpureum Schumacher

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Taxonomic Rank: Liliopsida: Cyperales: Poaceae

Synonym(s): bokso, herbe elephant, merker grass, napier grass, puk-soh

Native Range: Africa (GRIN);

Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources

Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas - University of Florida

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Plant(s); Inflorescences Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Habit Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); with Melinus John M. Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Plant(s); Habitat view Haleakala Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Stem(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Pubescent leaf collars Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Feature(s); Pubescent leaf collar Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

EDDMapS Distribution:
This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org

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State(s) Where Reported invasive.
Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database.

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U.S. National Parks where reported invasive:

Haleakala National Park (Hawaii)

Invasive Listing Sources:

Faith Campbell, 1998

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council

Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007