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5362340 longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus Plant(s) Howard F. Schwartz	5437168 longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus Plant(s) Bruce Ackley	5437169 longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus Stem(s) Bruce Ackley	5358671 longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus Feature(s) L.L. Berry
5387213 longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus Stem(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso	5362342 longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus Flower(s) Howard F. Schwartz	5437175 longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus Feature(s) Bruce Ackley	5387212 longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus Flower(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso
5437167 longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus Feature(s) Bruce Ackley	5364439 longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus Seed(s) Howard F. Schwartz	5462012 longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus Spikelet(s) D. Walters and C. Southwick	5462007 longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus Fruit(s) D. Walters and C. Southwick

Maps

EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org

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Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: Commelinidae

Order: Cyperales

Family: Poaceae

Genus: Cenchrus

Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
mat sandbur, burgrass, field sandbur, innocent-weed, longspine sandbur, sandbur

References

Common Name Reference:	Weed Science Society of America Common Names List
Scientific Name Reference:	USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.