Cenchrus spinifex
Coast Sandbur, Coast Sandbur Grass
Other regional names: Coastal Sandbur +4 more
- Coastal Sandbur
- Common Sandbur
- Field Sandbur
- Mat Sandbur
- Spiny Bur Grass
Also known as: Cenchrus albertsonii Runyon +13 more
- Cenchrus albertsonii Runyon
- Cenchrus carolinianus Walter
- Cenchrus humilis Hitchc.
- Cenchrus incertus M.A.Curtis
- Cenchrus microcephalus Nash ex Hitchc. & Chase
- Cenchrus parviceps Shinners
- Cenchrus pauciflorus Benth.
- Cenchrus pauciflorus var. muricatus Caro & E.A.Sánchez
- Cenchrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus
- Cenchrus roseus E.Fourn.
- Cenchrus roseus E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.
- Cenchrus spinosus Rojas Acosta
- Cenchrus strictus Chapm.
- Nastus carolinianus (Walter) Lunell
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Cenchrus spinifex (commonly known as Coast Sandbur or Coast Sandbur Grass) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family. Originating in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., 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, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil South, California, Cayman Is., Chile North, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Cuba, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras, Illinois, Jamaica, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuelan Antilles, Virginia, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Azores, Bangladesh, Cape Provinces, Corse, France, Free State, Germany, Greece, Inner Mongolia, Italy, Japan, KwaZulu-Natal, Libya, Maine, Manchuria, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Palestine, Spain, Ukraine, Vermont, Yugoslavia