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Poaceae
Cenchrus

not marked as a favorite taxon Cenchrus longispinus (Hackel) Fernald. Common name: Northern Sandspur, Common Sandspur. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, lawns. Distribution: Maine west to Oregon, south to Florida, Texas, and California.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, Il, K1, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, SFla, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, Crins (1991), Wipff (2026); = Cenchrus pauciflorus Bentham — G, HC, S, WV, misapplied. Basionym: Cenchrus echinatus L. forma longispinus 1903

Links to other floras: = Cenchrus longispinus - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Cenchrus longispinus© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Cenchrus longispinus© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Cenchrus longispinus© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Cenchrus longispinus© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Cenchrus longispinus© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Cenchrus longispinus© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Cenchrus longispinus© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Cenchrus longispinus© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷

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