Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fernald

Mat sandbur (en), Cenchrus (fr), Cenchrus à épines longues (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Cenchrus

Characteristics

Spreading or ascending annual 2–8 dm, usually branched; sheaths villous-ciliate distally; blades 6–18 cm × 3–7 mm; burs hairy, 8–12 × 3.5–6 mm (spines excluded), with numerous (mostly 45–75) retrorsely barbed, slender spines 3.5–7 mm, the lower spines relatively short and pointed downward; spikelets 2–3(4) per bur, 6–8 mm, exserted at the tip, visible down to the middle through the lateral cleft in the bur; 2n=34. A weed in sandy soil or disturbed habitats; Me. to Fla., w. to N.D., Oreg., Calif. and Tex.
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A grass that lies over. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 80 cm high. The flowers are green. It produces a spiny burr. The spikelets are 5.8-7.2 mm long and have 40-70 spines on the burr. The spines are 7 mm long.
Pending.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
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It grows on grey sand. It grows in warm temperate places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Images

Leaf

Cenchrus longispinus leaf picture by Shawn Hartley (cc-by-sa)
Cenchrus longispinus leaf picture by patrice pantoni (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cenchrus longispinus fruit picture by Vas Littlecrow Wojtanowicz (cc-by-sa)
Cenchrus longispinus fruit picture by 1985 Simone (cc-by-sa)
Cenchrus longispinus fruit picture by Reinhard Bachmann (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cenchrus longispinus world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, France, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Greece, Haiti, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Morocco, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Palau, Puerto Rico, Romania, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:395266-1
WFO ID wfo-0000858644
COL ID S5H6
BDTFX ID 14983
INPN ID 89489
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cenchrus echinatus f. longispinus Cenchrus carolinianus Cenchrus pauciflorus var. longispinus Cenchrus echinatus var. longispinus Cenchrus longispinus