Cenchrus brownii
Fine Bristle Bur Grass, Fine Bristle Sandbur
Other regional names: Fine Bistled Burrgrass +3 more
- Fine Bistled Burrgrass
- Green Sandbur
- Slim Bristle Sandbur
- Slimbristle Sandbur
Also known as: Cenchrus dactylolepis Steud. +7 more
- Cenchrus dactylolepis Steud.
- Cenchrus echinatus Duss, 1897
- Cenchrus echinatus Steud.
- Cenchrus echinatus var. viridis (Spreng.) Spreng. ex Griseb.
- Cenchrus hexaflorus Blanco
- Cenchrus rigidus Willd.
- Cenchrus viridis Spreng.
- Cenchrus viridis var. macrocephalus Döll
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Cenchrus brownii (commonly known as Fine-Bristle Bur Grass or Fine-Bristle Sandbur) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cambodia, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Galápagos, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, Wake I., Western Australia