Cenchrus echinatus
Bur Grass, Burrgrass
Other regional names: Mossman River Grass +2 more
- Mossman River Grass
- Southern Sandbur
- Spiny Sandbur
Also known as: Cenchrus brevisetus E.Fourn. +18 more
- Cenchrus brevisetus E.Fourn.
- Cenchrus brevisetus E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.
- Cenchrus cavanillesii Tausch
- Cenchrus echinatus Cav.
- Cenchrus echinatus subsp. brevisetus (E.Fourn.) Scribn.
- Cenchrus echinatus subsp. glabratus F.Br.
- Cenchrus echinatus subsp. hillebrandianus (A.S.Hitchc.) F.Br.
- Cenchrus echinatus subsp. morisonii Kuntze
- Cenchrus echinatus subsp. pennisetoides F.Br.
- Cenchrus echinatus var. brevisetus (E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.) Scribn.
- Cenchrus echinatus var. echinatus
- Cenchrus echinatus var. glabratus F.Br.
- Cenchrus echinatus var. hillebrandianus (Hitchc.) F.Br.
- Cenchrus echinatus var. morisonii Kuntze
- Cenchrus echinatus var. pennisetoides F.Br.
- Cenchrus hillebrandianus Hitchc.
- Cenchrus insularis Scribn.
- Cenchrus insularis Scribn. ex Millsp.
- Cenchrus lechleri Steud.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Originating in North America and South America, Cenchrus echinatus (commonly known as Bur Grass or Burrgrass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in 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, North-Central U.S.A., Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., California, Cayman Is., Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Desventurados Is., District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Mexico, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Virginia, 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)
Aldabra, Azores, Bangladesh, Borneo, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) I., Cook Is., Czechoslovakia, Easter Is., Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Maine, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mozambique Channel Is., Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Territory, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vermont, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is.