| GROWTH | Growth habit | Dominant growth habit | E - Erect (vertical dominant growth)(self-supporting) | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| GROWTH | Mode of spread | Dominant mode of spread (at 1st flower) | N - Neither strongly stoloiferous or rhizmatous (short rhizomes) | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf hairs | Leaf surface hairiness, fully expanded leaves (at 1st flower) | 1 - Glabrous (none) | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf sheath hairs | Leaf sheath surface hairiness, fully expanded leaves (at 1st flower) | 1 - Glabrous (none) | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf colour (dominant) | Dominant leaf colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | dark green | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Culm colour (dominant) | Dominant culm colour (10-20 days after 1st flower) | light green | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Culm colour (secondary) | Secondary culm colour (10-20 days after 1st flower) | yellow | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | 1000 Seed Weight | Weight of 1000 seeds in grams | 2.85714 | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Maximum leaf length | Maximum leaf size of fully expanded leaves (at first flower) | 5 - >40 cm | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| OTHER | wet down date | Date seeds were first wetted for germination (in laboratory) | 25/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Days to First Flower | Days from wetting up to start of flowering phase | 76 | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Minimum canopy height | Minimum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 80 | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Maximum canopy height | Maximum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 90 | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Minimum seedhead height | Minimum flower (foliage) height (cm) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 90 | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Maximum seeedhead height | Maximum flower (foliage) height (cm) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 120 | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Leafiness rating - principal | Estimate of leaf vs non-leaf material compared to principal (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 3 - Greater than comparator | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Leafiness rating - subsidiary | Estimate of leaf vs non-leaf material compared to subsidiary (30-50 days after 1str flower) | 2 - Similar to comparator | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |
| PRODUCTION | Flowering and seed set | Estimate of seed production capacity | 5 - Dense flowering, ready seed set (few empty florets) | APG QLD Regen 2016-17 Cenchrus | | |