Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng.

Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng.. Cenchrus alopecuroides, previously Pennisetum alopecuroides, commonly known as the Chinese pennisetum, Chinese fountaingrass, dwarf fountain grass, foxtail fountain grass, or swamp foxtail grass, is a species of perennial grass native to Asia and Australia. The culms are erect, and 60–100 cm long. The leaf-blades are erect or drooping; flat, or conduplicate or involute (spiral); and from 10 to 45 cm long by 3–6 mm wide.