Cenchrus echinatus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cenchrus echinatus L.

Southern sandbur

2017 Ron Vanderhoff

2015 Ron Vanderhoff

2012 Zoya Akulova

2015 Ron Vanderhoff

2017 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

2018 michelle peruzzi

2012 Zoya Akulova

Cenchrus echinatus is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.

There is a high risk of this plant becoming invasive in California according to Cal-IPC.


	Plant Range Observation Search (86 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Cenchrus
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cenchrus echinatus var. hillebrandianus

Information about Cenchrus echinatus from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CEEC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: watch (high risk) Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/29/2023).