Cenchrus myosuroides Kunth

Big sandbur (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Cenchrus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.375-1.65m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.38 - 1.65
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use gene source medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

Cenchrus myosuroides world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Bahamas, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Georgia, Haiti, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Uruguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:51261-2
WFO ID wfo-0000858661
COL ID S5HV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cenchrus alopecuroides Cenchrus elliotii Panicum cenchroides Pennisetum pungens Cenchrus myosuroides Cenchropsis myosuroides Pennisetum myosuroides Setaria elliottiana Cenchrus myosuroides var. longisetus Cenchrus ekmanianus Cenchrus myosuroides var. myosuroides Cenchrus scabridus Cenchrus setoides