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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Cenchrus echinatus L.
Southern burgrass

Cenchrus echinatus
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Annual

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, southern United States, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Other data on Cenchrus echinatus available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Cenchrus echinatus has been reported for the following 3 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Coppice
Disturbed Upland
Pineland

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Cenchrus echinatus
Copyright by: Shirley Denton