Cenchrus spinifex, known commonly as the common sandbur, coastal sandbur, or stickerweed, is a perennial grass that grows from 5 to 30 inches (13 to 76 cm) high in sandy or gravelly terrain. It is native to the southern United States southward into Mexico and the Caribbean. It has been introduced elsewhere in the United States[2] and in the Philippines and South Africa. It is a noxious weed in Europe.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Cenchrus |
| Species: | C. spinifex
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Cenchrus incertus M.A.Curtis | |
The grass produces a bur, a type of grain fruit, consisting of eight to forty sharp, barbed spines that lodge in clothes, exposed feet, and fur.[4]
Gallery
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Epizoochory: spiny burs of C. spinifex clinging to clothing on a beach in Vieste, Italy
References
edit- ^ "Cenchrus spinifex". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ "Cenchrus spinifex". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society.
- ^ DAISIE (2009). Handbook of Alien Species in Europe. Dordrecht: Springer. p. 399. ISBN 978-1-4020-8279-5.
- ^ Cenchrus spinifex. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 2008.
External links
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Data related to Cenchrus spinifex at Wikispecies
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