Scientific Name:
Common Name:
mat sandbar
Other Common Names:
cenchrus pauciflorus, coastal sandbur, cenchrus incertus
Habit:
Graminoid
Identifying Characteristics:
Grass Family (Poaceae). Mat sandbur is a native, warm season annual and at times, short-lived perennial. The height ranges 8 to 24 inches. The leaf blade is 2 to 6 inches long and flat. The leaf sheath is flattened and hairy along margins. The stem is erect or grows along ground. The seedhead is a raceme with 6 to 20 spiny burs covered with fine hair, each enclosing 2 spikelets, and often topped by leaves.
Where Found:
Southern and northeastern United States
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Life cycle:
perennial
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Plant type:
Grass
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Plant family:
Poaceae
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