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slimbristle sandbur
Scientific Name: Cenchrus brownii
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Cenchrus brownii: Slimbristle Sandbur
Cenchrus brownii, commonly known as Slimbristle Sandbur, is an annual grass found in North America and other regions.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant produces prickly seeds that readily stick to clothing and fur.
Common Names
- Scientific Name: Cenchrus brownii Roem. & Schult.
- Common Names: Slimbristle Sandbur, Green Sandbur, Fine-bristled Burr-grass, Burr Grass, Sandbur
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
- Synonyms: Redirected from Cenchrus viridis.
- Related Species: Cenchrus echinatus (Spiny Sandbur), Cenchrus ciliaris, Cenchrus gracillimus, Cenchrus agrimonioides, Cenchrus biflorus.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to North America.
- First collected in Key West, Florida in 1846.
Morphological Characteristics
- Annual grass with a life span of one year.
- Warm-season grass.
- Culms (stems) are 25-100 cm tall, erect or decumbent (lying down but with tips ascending).
- Sheaths are slightly compressed.
- Ligules (small appendages at the junction of leaf and sheath) are 0.6-1.3 mm long.
- Blades (leaves) are 6-30 cm long.
- The inflorescence has fascicles (clusters) with burlike rachis internodes 0.8-1.7mm long.
Further Information
- USDA PLANTS database
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
- Utah State University: Intermountain Herbarium