-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Monocots (Class Liliopsida)​

-Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies (Order Poales)

-​Grasses (Family Poaceae)

-Bristlegrasses, Bluestems, Paspalums, and Allies (Subfamily Panicoideae)

-Bristlegrasses, Rosette Grasses, Barnyard Grasses, and Allies (Tribe Paniceae)

-Subtribe Cenchrinae

-Sandburs (Genus Cenchrus)

-Fountain Grass (Cenchrus setaceus)

A clump-forming, perennial grass that grows up to 1–1.5 meters (3–5 feet) tall. Forms dense tufts with graceful, arching foliage.