Characteristics
Monocots
Cenchrus spinifex Cav.
COASTAL SANDBUR
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Although Cenchrus incertus has sometimes been adopted for this species (Ward 2010), Simon (2010) and Verloove & Sánchez Gullón (2012) assert that C. spinifex is the appropriate name with an identifiable type specimen (http://herbario.rjb.csic.es/).
Native
FACU (NWPL)
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Citation
CENCHRUS SPINIFEX Cavanilles, Icon. 5: 38, pl. 691. 1799.
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CHILE/URUGUAY: Née s.n. (holotype?, MA [475505]).
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
Baker
FSU
Bay
FSU
Bradford
USF
Brevard
USF
Broward
USF
Charlotte
USF
Citrus
USF
Clay
USF
Collier
USF
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Cenchrus albertsonii
Cenchrus albertsonii Runyon, Amer. J. Bot. 26: 485. 1939.
TYPE: OKLAHOMA: Harper Co.: Without locality, 4 Jul 1937, Runyon 200 (holotype: US).
Cenchrus carolinianus
Cenchrus carolinianus Walter, Fl. Carol. 79. 1788, nom. rej.
TYPE: SOUTH CAROLINA: Beaufort Co.: St. Helena Island, 12 Sep 1982, Boufford et al. 23096 (neotype: BM). Neotypified by Reveal, Taxon 39: 353-354. 1990.
Cenchrus echinatus forma longispinus
Cenchrus echinatus Linnaeus, forma longispinus Hackel, in Kneucker, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 9: 169. 1903.
TYPE: CONNECTICUT: New Haven Co.: Oxford, 13 Aug 1902, Kneucker 426 (lectotype: ISC; isolectotypes: UC, US). Lectotypified by DeLisle, Iowa St. J. Sci. 37: 298. 1963.
Cenchrus humilis
Cenchrus humilis Hitchcock, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24: 488. 1927.
TYPE: PERU: Arequipa: Ca. 2 km E of Mollendo, 17 Nov, Hitchcock 22349 (holotype: US).
Cenchrus incertus
Cenchrus incertus M. A. Curtis, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 1: 135. 1837.
TYPE: NORTH CAROLINA: New Hanover/Brunswick Co.: Near mouth fo Cape Fear River, near Wilmington, s.d., Curtis s.n. (lectotype: NY). Lectotypified by Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 65. 1920.
Cenchrus longispinus
Cenchrus longispinus (Hackel) Fernald, Rhodora 45: 388. 1943.
BASIONYM: Cenchrus echinatus Linnaeus, forma longispinus Hackel 1903.
Cenchrus microcephalus
Cenchrus microcephalus Nash ex Hitchcock & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 356. 1917.
TYPE: BAHAMA ISLANDS: Frozen Cay, Berry Islands, 30 Jan 1905, Britton & Millspaugh 2211 (holotype: NY).
Cenchrus muricatus
Cenchrus muricatus Philippi, Sert. Mend. Alt. 44. 1870, non Linnaeus 1753.
TYPE: CHILE: Without data, Mendoza 233 (holotype: B; isotypes: BM, SGO(2 shts), US(fragm)).
Cenchrus parviceps
Cenchrus parviceps Shinners, Field & Lab 24: 73. 1956.
TYPE: TEXAS: Live Oak Co.: 7 mi. W of Three Rivers, 5 Nov 1953, Shinners 16990 (holotype: SMU).
Cenchrus pauciflorus
Cenchrus pauciflorus Bentham, Bot. Voy. Sulphur 56. 1844.
TYPE: MEXICO: Baja California Sur: Bay of Magdalena, s.d., Barclay s.n. (holotype: K; isotype: US fragm).
Specimens and Distribution
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