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Mat Sandbur (Cenchrus longispinus)

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Cenchrus Longispinus, or more commonly know as Mat Sandbur, is a graminoid of the genus Cenchrus. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Cenchrus Longispinus or Mat Sandbur's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Cenchrus
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Order: Cyperales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual
  • Growth Habit: Graminoid
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • State Noxious Status: CA (CW) WA (CBW)
  • State Noxious Common Name: CA (mat sandbur) WA (longspine sandbur)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: N'EAST NE&GP STATE SWSS WSWS
  • State T/E Status: ME (T) NH (T)
  • State T/E Common Name: ME (long-spined sandbur) NH (burgrass)





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