L48 (N), Pr (N)PlantaeSpecies
Big Sandbur
Cenchrus myosuroides
Kunth
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Grass family
Genus
Cenchrus
Species
Cenchrus myosuroides
Lifecycle & Ecology
Duration
Perennial
Growth Habit
Graminoid
EdibleNo
US Distribution
Found in 6 states
Present
Not Present
Territories
Puerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsGuamAmerican SamoaNorthern Mariana Islands
Distribution Details
Territories
Pr
Also Known As
Cenchrus myosuroides var. longisetusCenchropsis myosuroidesPennisetum alopecuroidesGymnotrix hordeiformisGymnotrix cenchroidesPenicillaria chinensisPennisetum compressumSetaria atrosetaCatatherophora hordeiformisSetaria compressaGymnotrix japonicaPennisetum indicumPennisetum sordidumGymnotrix thouarsiiPenicillaria cylindricaPenicillaria ciliataPennisetum asperifoliumChamaeraphis compressaGymnotrix nigricansGymnotrix compressaPennisetum linnaeiAlopecurus hordeiformisCenchrus compressusPennisetum chinensePennisetum alopecuroides var. albiflorumPennisetum alopecuroides f. anacanthumCenchrus purpurascensPennisetum aristidoidesPanicum aristidoidesTrichoon paniceusCenchrus hordeiformisPennisetum hordeiformeCenchrus alopecuroidesGymnotrix purpurascensPennisetum nigricansPennisetum purpurascensCenchrus elliotiiPennisetum pungensSetaria elliottianaCenchrus setoidesCenchrus scabridusPennisetum myosuroidesCenchrus ekmanianusPanicum cenchroidesCenchrus asperifoliusPennisetum alopecuroides subsp. sordidumPanicum hordeiformeAlopecurus indicusPanicum cynosuroidesPennisetum japonicumPennisetum javanicumPennisetum dispiculatumPennisetum indicum var. purpurascensCenchrus setaceus subsp. morroneiPenicillaria alopecuroides
Data Sources
Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.
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