Pennisetum orientale, Pennisetum asperifolium, Pennisetum setaceum,
Foxtail grass, Purple fountain grass, Crimson fountain grass,
Hebrew: זיף-נוצה מחוספס, Arabic: الثيوم المشرقي

Scientific name:		Pennisetum orientale Rich.
Synonym name:		Pennisetum asperifolium (Desf.) Kunth, Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov.
Common name		Foxtail grass, Purple fountain grass, Crimson fountain grass
Hebrew name:		זיף-נוצה מחוספס
Arabic name:		الثيوم المشرقي
Family:		Graminea (Poaceae), Grass Family, משפחת הדגניים

Life form:		Hemicryptophyte
Leaves:		Alternate, rosette, entire
Flowers:		Cream, green
Flowering Period:		February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Habitat:		Hard rock outcrops
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:		Sudanian-African
Summer shedding:		Perennating

Derivation of the botanical name: Pennisetum, penna, a feather; seta, a bristle; feathery bristles. orientale, from the Orient; Eastern. asperifolium, asper, rough; folium, leaf; rough-leaved. setaceum, seta, britle; bristled. The Hebrew word: זיף-נוצה, ziv-notza, ziv =bristle, notza =feather; feathery bristles. The standard author abbreviation Rich is used to indicate Louis Claude Marie Richard (1754 – 1821), a French botanist. The standard author abbreviation Desf. is used to indicate René Louiche Desfontaines (1750 – 1833), a French botanist. The standard author abbreviation Kunth is used to indicate Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788 – 1850), a German botanist.. The standard author abbreviation Forssk. is used to indicate Peter Forsskål (1732 – 1763), a Swedish explorer, orientalist and naturalist. The standard author abbreviation Chiov. is used to indicate Emilio Chiovenda (1871 – 1941), an Italian botanist.