Poaceae
Sanddune sandbur
Cenchrus tribuloides
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cenchrus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sanddune sandbur
Synonyms
- Cenchrus bambusoides Caro & E.A.Sánchez
- Cenchrus echinatus var. tribuloides (L.) Torr.
- Cenchrus macrocephalus (Döll) Scribn.
- Cenchrus pauciflorus f. monostachys (Asch. & Graebn.) Soó
- Cenchrus tribuloides f. monostachys Asch. & Graebn.
- Cenchrus tribuloides var. macrocarpus Steud.
- Cenchrus tribuloides var. macrocephalus Döll
- Cenchrus vaginatus Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.