genus
Sandburs
Cenchrus
Field notes
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- Fountain Grass introduced
- Buffelgrass introduced
- Kikuyu Grass introduced
- Napier Grass introduced
- Coastal Sandbur native
- Chinese Pennisetum introduced
- Southern Sandbur native
- Feathertop introduced
- Feathery Pennisetum present
- Mat Sandbur native
- Pearl Millet native
- African Feather Grass
- Dune Sandbur native
- Annual Mission Grass
- Purple Fountain Grass
- Oriental Fountain Grass
- Palmer Sandbur present
- Birdwood Grass present
- Hillside Burr Grass present
- Cenchrus divisus
- Uruguay Pennisetum
- Indian Sandbur
- Big Sandbur native
- Slender Sandbur native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Grasses and sedges
- Plant type
- Annual Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native sandburs All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Pearl Millet
Cenchrus americanus
caterpillars
5
food
8
shelter
1
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Coastal Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
caterpillars
5
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Mat Sandbur
Cenchrus longispinus
caterpillars
5
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Southern Sandbur
Cenchrus echinatus
caterpillars
5
-
Dune Sandbur
Cenchrus tribuloides
caterpillars
5
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Slender Sandbur
Cenchrus gracillimus
caterpillars
4
food
1
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Big Sandbur
Cenchrus myosuroides
caterpillars
4
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Kamanomano
Cenchrus agrimonioides