Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cenchrus incertus
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cenchrus spinifex
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-69-004:
Cenchrus incertus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Cenchrus incertus
COMMON NAME:
Coastal Sandspur
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_cein4_001_lhd
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Gill Newberry gn09_c_spinifex_inf
September
Raceme 4-10cm long, the burs not crowded, body finely and densely pubescent, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Gill Newberry gn09_cenchrus_closeup
September
Involucre of spines fused into a bur; spines stout, 2-5mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cenchrus incertus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cenchrus spinifex
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-69-004:
Cenchrus incertus
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Cenchrus incertus
3541
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Spikelets subtended by an involucre of spines and/or bristles fused into a bur
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain brownish
Grain
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