Cenchrus echinatus

by Ron Vanderhoff

Common Name(s)

southern sandbur, hedgehog grass, spiny sandbur, Mossman River grass, sandbur grass, sandspur, common sandbur, coastal sandbur, field sandbur, grassbur, innocent-weed, southern sandbur grass

Synonym(s)

Cenchrus brevisetus, Cenchrus cavanillesii, Cenchrus crinitus, Cenchrus echinatus fo. longispina, Cenchrus echinatus var. brevisetus, Cenchrus echinatus var. glabratus, Cenchrus echinatus var. hillebrandianus, Cenchrus echinatus var. morisonii, Cenchrus echinatus var. pennisetoides, Cenchrus hexaflorus, Cenchrus hillebrandianus, Cenchrus insularis, Cenchrus lechleri, Cenchrus macrocarpus, Cenchrus pungens, Cenchrus quinquevalvis, Cenchrus spinifex, Cenchrus viridis

Is this plant a cultivar? No

Name of Variety, or Name of Cultivar:

NA

Life History: Annual

Growth Form: grass

Native Range

North and South America: native to southern U.S., including California.

Plant Description

Clump-forming annual grass not native to California, flowers in October, found in disturbed sites at elevations generally less than 700 m. Grows up to 80 cm tall, has barred burrs up to 10 mm long.

External Resources

Tropicos Link

Tropicos Species Page

Additional Web Resources

Beef Producer Article

ARS GRIN

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