Pronunciation: pen-i-SEE-tum klan-des-TIE-num
Common name: Kikuyu grass
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Weed in orchards and gardens, grasslands,
riparian areas, disturbed and waste places, South
Coast, northern Channel Ids, native to Africa
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Pennisetum
2) clandestinum