Poaceae
Slimbristle sandbur
Cenchrus brownii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cenchrus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Slimbristle sandbur
Synonyms
- Cenchrus dactylolepis Steud.
- Cenchrus echinatus Steud. ex Döll
- Cenchrus echinatus var. viridis (Spreng.) Spreng. ex Griseb.
- Cenchrus hexaflorus Blanco
- Cenchrus inflexus R.Br.
- Cenchrus rigidus Willd. ex Döll
- Cenchrus viridis Spreng.
- Cenchrus viridis var. macrocephalus Döll
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: David E Mead, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David E Mead, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.