Cenchrus spinifex

TaxID: 1084740

Basic Information

Cenchrus spinifex

Coast Sandbur, Field Sandbur

Cenchrus spinifex, known commonly as the common sandbur, coastal sandbur, stickerweed, or stickerbur, is a perennial grass that grows from 5 to 30 inches (13 to 76 cm) high in sandy or gravelly terrain. It is native to the southern United States southward into Mexico and the Caribbean. It has been introduced elsewhere in the United States and in the Philippines and South Africa. It is a noxious weed in Europe. The grass produces a bur, a type of grain fruit, consisting of eight to forty sharp, barbed spines that lodge in clothes, exposed feet, and fur.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Poales

Poaceae

Cenchrus

spinifex

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Photos (5 photos)

Cenchrus spinifex
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Cenchrus spinifex
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(c) Douglas Goldman@BY-SA
Cenchrus spinifex
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(c) Douglas Goldman@BY-SA
Cenchrus spinifex
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(c) jrebman@BY-NC
Cenchrus spinifex
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(c) Robert Johnson@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (6 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Azerbaijan A1 list 2024
Belarus Quarantine pest 1994
Georgia A2 list 2018
Iran A1 list 2018
Jordan A1 list 2013
Uzbekistan A1 list 2008

Distribution (50 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

46
Present
4
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Antigua and Barbuda Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Bahamas Present —
Belize Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present —
Canada Present —
Switzerland Present —
Chile Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature