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Digital Herbaria

Cenchrus myosuroides

Cenchrus myosuroides Kunth

Big Sandbur

Poaceae (Grass Family)

USDA Symbol: CEMY
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)







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Specimen & Label Data

Cenchrus myosuroides

Big Sandbur

Poaceae

Location: 1 km E of intersection of Hwy 16 & RR 3550, near Poteet.
Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Dry red clay and sand. Full sun. Prosopis dominant in the ares.

Description: Perennial grass from rhizomatous root. Culms 50 cm tall, erect. Panicle 6+ cm x 1 cm thick. Burs numerous, 3 mm long. Bristles 35-60/bur, united basally, greatly unequal, spreading.

County: Atascosa
Collector: Louise Morrell
Collection Date: Jul 30, 1993
Specimen number: 11

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0477
Accession Date: Jul 30, 1993
Accession Number: 37

Annotations: SXFR Bothriochloa laguroides (DC) Herter ssp. torreyana (Steud.) Allred & Gould det. F. R. Waller, 5/3/94

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