Cenchrus longispinus

Cenchrus longispinus

Taxobox
color = lightgreen
name = "Cenchrus longispinus"


image_caption = Line drawing of "Cenchrus longispinus" from the USDA PLANTS database.
regnum = plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
subfamilia = Chloridoideae
genus = Cenchrus
species = "C. longispinus"
binomial = "Cenchrus longispinus"
binomial_authority = (Hack.) Fern.

Cenchrus longispinus is a species of grass, also known as Spiny Burr Grass or Gentle Annie. Its burrs produce sharp, barbed spines that can penetrate the hides and mouth of grazing animals.

It is native to North America. It is a noxious weed in Australia and New Zealand where it was introduced.

References

* [http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/weeds_grasses_spiny_burr Victoria, Australia, Noxious Weed site]

* [http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&state=&s=&ibra=all&card=G15 Distribution in Australia, native origin]


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