| Cenchrus echinatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Cenchrus |
| Species: | C. echinatus |
| Binomial name | |
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Cenchrus echinatus L. |
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Cenchrus echinatus is a species of grass known by the common names southern sandbur,spiny sandbur,southern sandspur, and in Australia, Mossman River grass. It is native to North and South America.
It is a clump-forming annual grass growing up to 80 cm tall. The leaves occur with or without hairs and measure up to 12 mm wide. The ligule is a fringe of hairs. The grass has barbed burrs up 4–10 mm long.
In Australia it forms an invasive weed in coastal situations.