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Cenchrus echinatus is a species of grass known by the common names southern sandbur, spiny sandbur, southern sandspur, and in Australia, Mossman River grass. It is native to North and South America.
It is a clump-forming annual grass growing up to 80 cm (31 in) tall. The leaves occur with or without hairs and measure up to 12 mm (0.47 in) wide. The ligule is a fringe of hairs. The grass has barbed burrs of 4–10 mm (0.16–0.39 in) long. In Australia it forms an invasive weed in coastal situations.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Annual
- Genus
- Cenchrus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 8-11
- Mature Height
- 76 cm
- Mature Spread
- 25 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Light Green, Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- Yellow, Green, Purple, Brown
- Flower Size
- 1.02 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer, Fall
- Planting Time
- Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall, Early winter
- Native Area
- Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Panama, Jamaica, Colombia, Bahamas, Cuba, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Brazil, Costa Rica
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Mossman River grass en Bur grass en Innocent-weed en Hedgehog grass en Spiny sandbur en Southern sandbur en Southern sandbur grass en Southern Sandburr en Common sandbur en Field sandbur en Sandburr en Burrgrass en Southern burgrass en Spiny burrgrass en Love Grass ar چمن تشی درشت
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