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Cenchrus spinifex
Also called Common Sandbur, Coast Sandbur, Coast Sandbur Grass, Field Sandbur, Mat Sandbur, Spiny Bur Grass, Burrgrass
Coastal sandbur is a grass, mostly perennial, that forms low clumps in sandy or gravelly ground and is grown mainly as a weed rather than a garden plant. Its spiny burs make it a nuisance on beaches, lawns and in pastures.
Cenchrus spinifex, known commonly as the common sandbur, coastal sandbur, stickerweed, or stickerbur, is a perennial grass that grows from 5 to 30 inches (13 to 76 cm) high in sandy or gravelly terrain. It is native to the southern United States southward into Mexico and the Caribbean. It has been introduced elsewhere in the United States and in the Philippines and South Africa.
It is a noxious weed in Europe.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cenchrus spinifex by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
