Cenchrus myosuroides Kunth. Common name: Big Sandspur. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Shell middens, maritime hammocks, coastal berms, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: SC south to FL, west to TX; West Indies; Mexico to South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, HC, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, RAB, S, SFla, Tx, WH3, Crins (1991), Ward (2010b), (basionym); = Cenchropsis myosuroides (Kunth) Nash — S13, Wipff & Shaw (2018a)
Links to other floras: = Cenchrus myosuroides - FNA25
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Great Plains: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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