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Cenchrus spinifex Cav.

Coastal sandbur (en), Cenchrus douteux (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Cenchrus

Characteristics

A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 20-40 m tall.
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Pending.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 1.0
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses animal food medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified), Emollient (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cenchrus spinifex habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cenchrus spinifex fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Cenchrus spinifex fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Cenchrus spinifex fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cenchrus spinifex world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Spain, France, Georgia, Greece, Honduras, Haiti, Italy, Jamaica, Libya, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Palau, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Ukraine, Uruguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:395325-1
WFO ID wfo-0000858715
COL ID S5KZ
BDTFX ID 14964
INPN ID 639353
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cenchrus microcephalus Cenchrus muricatus Cenchrus parviceps Cenchrus pauciflorus Cenchrus spinosus Cenchrus strictus Nastus carolinianus Cenchrus humilis Cenchrus albertsonii Cenchrus carolinianus Cenchrus roseus Cenchrus pauciflorus var. muricatus Cenchrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus Cenchrus roseus Cenchrus spinifex Cenchrus incertus
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