Host an Event Volunteer Join Tickets

Support the plant database you love!

Share

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Cenchrus brownii

Cenchrus brownii Roem. & Schult.

Green Sandbur, Slim-Bristle Sandburr, Slimbristle Sandbur

Poaceae (Grass family)

Synonym(s): Cenchrus viridis

USDA Symbol: CEBR

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

 

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , NC , TX
Native Habitat: Sandy waste places and forest borders.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FACU UPL FACU
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cenchrus brownii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cenchrus brownii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cenchrus brownii

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

Go back