Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cenchrus brownii
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cenchrus brownii
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cenchrus brownii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Cenchrus brownii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cenchrus brownii
(?) (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Cenchrus viridis
(?) (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cenchrus viridis
COMMON NAME:
Slimbristle Sandspur
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_cebr_001_lhd
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Keith Bradley kab_cenchrus_brownii_3010
December Monroe County FL
Dove Creek Hammocks
Fascicles burlike; rachis internodes 0.8-1.7mm long, per Utah State University: Intermountain Herbarium.
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Keith Bradley kab_cenchrus_brownii_3023
December Monroe County FL
Dove Creek Hammocks
Most outer bristles equaling or slightly exceeding inner, flattened bristles, per Utah State University: Intermountain Herbarium.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Cenchrus brownii
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cenchrus brownii
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cenchrus brownii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Cenchrus brownii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cenchrus brownii
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Cenchrus viridis
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cenchrus viridis
3954
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Disturbed areas, maritime grasslands, per Weakley's Flora
Native: south Florida & New World tropics
Waif(s)
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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:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Inflorescence a raceme
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain
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