Scale bar is 1cm

Feather Grasses and Kikuyu - introduced (*Pennisetum species)

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The lemmas have long feathery bristles growing from the base, making showy flower clusters (when exposed). In Kikuyu the flowers are hidden in the upper leaves..

img Kikuyu (*Pennisetum clandestina) Creeping grass with thick runners. Flower hidden in upper leaves. Lawns. Very common.
img Feathertop (*Pennisetum villosum) Low Growing. Showy flower clusters.
img African Feather-grass (*Pennisetum macrourum) Tall grass with long-cylindrical flower clusters. Rare.