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Cenchrus spinifex

Cenchrus spinifex

Cav.
Roseta

Family: Poaceae
Order: Poales
Class: Liliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Synonyms: Cenchrus incertus, Cenchrus pauciflorus.





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Cenchrus spinifex, known commonly as the common sandbur, coastal sandbur, stickerweed, or stickerbur, is a perennial grass that grows from 5 to high in sandy or gravelly terrain. It is native to the southern United States southward into Mexico and the Caribbean. It has been introduced elsewhere in the United States and in the Philippines and South Africa.
It is a noxious weed in Europe.

The grass produces a bur, a type of grain fruit, consisting of eight to forty sharp, barbed spines that lodge in clothes, exposed feet, and fur.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cenchrus spinifex. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 6

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Photography ID: 678913
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  Adult

Villa Gesell
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/14/2026
Marcos Garberoglio
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Photography ID: 629554
  Adult

Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
04/02/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
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Photography ID: 530007
  Adult

Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/26/2023
Jorge Iriberri
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Photography ID: 523290
  Adult

Partido de Villarino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/03/2023
Rosemary Scoffield


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Species records

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245015614/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla GesellMarcos Garberoglio
242874931/01/2026ArgentinaSan LuisRuta 148 entre Buena Esperanza y Nueva GaliaHugo Alberto Valderrey
227011102/04/2025ArgentinaLa PampaGeneral Acha, Departamento UtracanHugo Alberto Valderrey
174077626/03/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlbúfera Laguna Mar Chiquita, Mar ChiquitaJorge Iriberri
171664203/02/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresMarahué, Partido de VillarinoRosemary Scoffield
155901515/03/2022ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Provincial Parque LuroHugo Alberto Valderrey
155752514/03/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCardenal CaglieroRosemary Scoffield
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Cenchrus spinifex – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 07/11/2026.