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Family: Poaceae   Grass Family
Plant group comprising one of the largest families of flowering plants. Formerly referred to as Graminae.

Genus: Cenchrus   Sandbur
Genus of 20 to 25 annual and peerennial species native to warm, sandy areas of North America, North Africa, Asia, Europe, and the South Pacific. Tribe Paniceae.

Scientific Name: Cenchrus spinifex Cav.
Common Name(s): Coastal Sandbur, Coastal Sandbur Grass, Common Sandbur, Field Sandbur, Mat Sandbur, Spiny Burr Grass
Growth Type: annual/perennial
Species Description:


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Caption:

ID: Hrb-CCHIN-007
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): vegetative
Caption:

ID: Hrb-CCHIN-008
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense, vegetative
Caption: A patch of maturing field sandbur with spiny burs.

ID: Hrb-CCHIN-001
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature
Caption: Illustration depicting the field sandbur's spiny bur seed head.

ID: Hrb-CCHIN-004
Source: 35mm slide (illustration)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense
Caption: Illustration detailing the spiny bur seed head, the leaf collars, the seed, and the root system of the sandbur.

ID: Hrb-CCHIN-005
Source: 35mm slide (illustration)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature, root, seed, stem
Caption: Mature sandbur with seed heads of spiny burs.

ID: Hrb-CCHIN-002
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature
Caption: The field sandburs vegetative material and flowering inflorescence.

ID: Hrb-CCHIN-006
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit: USDA
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense