Name: Foxtail Grass
Scientific name: Cenchrus ciliaris
Type: Grass
Color: Green,Yellow
Habitat: Sandy Areas
Nature Reserves: Irkaya
Size: 10 - 50 cm
Conservation status:
Native
Description:
Growth form: Perennial grass. Flowering. Apr. Status: Native. Very common. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional to abundant or locally dominant in moderately compact sand or silt, especially in rocky areas and often around inhabited areas and farmland. Uses: Described by Mandaville as ‘useful fodder grass’.
