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List of taxa for Cenchrus

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Scientific Name (click link for Plant details)	Common Name	Herbarium Specimen Search (Click link to view specimen details, if available)
Cenchrus biflorus	Indian Sandbur
Cenchrus echinatus	Southern Sandbur; Hedgehog Grass; Bristly Sandspur	View Specimen Details
Cenchrus gracillimus	Slender Sandbur
Cenchrus incertus	Coastal Sandbur; Field Sandspur; Coastal Sandspur	View Specimen Details
Cenchrus longispinus	Long Spine Sandbur; Northern Sandspur; Common Sandspur	View Specimen Details
Cenchrus myosuroides	Big Sandbur	View Specimen Details
Cenchrus tribuloides	Sand Dune Sandbur; Dune Sandspur	View Specimen Details

For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 3/9/2025

Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2025. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.