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Cenchrus spinifex Cav.
coastal sandbur

       
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Photo of Cenchrus spinifex Cav.
Cenchrus incertus

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Cenchrus spinifex Cav.

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Synonyms:
Cenchrus spinifex Cav.

  CEIN4 Cenchrus incertus M.A. Curtis
  CEPA11 Cenchrus parviceps Shinners
  CEPA12 Cenchrus pauciflorus Benth.
 

Distribution:
Cenchrus spinifex Cav.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, DC, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NM, NV, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Cenchrus spinifex Cav.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 10 species in Cenchrus
 

Classification:
Cenchrus spinifex Cav.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Cenchrus L. – sandbur
Species Cenchrus spinifex Cav. – coastal sandbur
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Cenchrus spinifex Cav.

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arizona:
Cenchrus incertus
field sandbur              Prohibited noxious weed
field sandbur              Regulated noxious weeds
California:
Cenchrus incertus
coast sandbur              C list (noxious weeds)
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cenchrus spinifex Cav.

Cenchrus incertus
coast sandspur
field sandbur
sandbur
southern sandbur
spiny burrgrass

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Cenchrus spinifex Cav.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565054.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Cenchrus spinifex Cav.

Arizona: abstract & image of field sandbur (Cenchrus incertus)

MS-Mississippi State University Extension Service: Weed Response to Selected Herbicides

Nebraska Cooperative Extension (NebGuide): Sandbur control in Corn

North Dakota State Cooperative Extension: Weed Control in Lawns

Plants that Contanimate Wool and Mohair in Texas: image

Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery

 
 
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