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Cenchrus tribuloides Linnaeus. Common name: Dune Sandspur. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Dunes, sandy fields, sandy woodlands in the outer Coastal Plain. Distribution: NY (Long Island) south to FL, west to TX; West Indies; e. South America.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: This is the sandspur so familiar to (and disliked by) beach-goers in much of our area.

Synonymy : = Bah, C, F, FlGr, FNA25, HC, K4, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, SFla, Tat, Va, W, WH3, Crins (1991), Ward (2010b); > Cenchrus macrocephalus (Döll) Scribn. — S13; > Cenchrus tribuloides L. — S13; Cenchrus tribuloides L. — (basionym)

Links to other floras: = Cenchrus tribuloides - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL

Heliophily : 9

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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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