Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Cenchrus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cenchrus tribuloides
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cenchrus tribuloides
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-69-002:
Cenchrus tribuloides
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Cenchrus tribuloides
COMMON NAME:
Dune Sandbur, Dune Sandspur
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cetr_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_cetr_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm090716_048
July Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Leaf sheaths inflated, the blades usually folded, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0309q_27
September Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Involucre of spines fused into a bur; spines 4-8mm long, spikelets concealed, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm0309s_19
September Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
The small flowers are enclosed within a shiny bur, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm181110_5752
November Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Spines can puncture exposed skin, backward-pointing barbs painful to remove, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm181110_5783
November Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Burs turn reddish with age and may remain on dead stems throughout winter, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.