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Poaceae
Cenchrus

not marked as a favorite taxon Cenchrus myosuroides Kunth. Common name: Big Sandspur. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Shell middens, maritime hammocks, coastal berms, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: South Carolina south to Florida, west to Texas; West Indies; Mexico to South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, HC, K1, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, RAB, S, SFla, Tx, WH3, Crins (1991), Ward (2010b); = Cenchropsis myosuroides (Kunth) Nash — S13, Wipff & Shaw (2018a), Wipff (2026). Basionym: Cenchrus myosuroides Kunth 1815 [1816]

Links to other floras: = Cenchrus myosuroides - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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