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Cenchrus echinatus
Southern Sandbur
As recorded: Cenchrus echinatus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 41336
- Date
- October 6, 1960
- Locality
- Queensland - Heron Island
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 6, 1960, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 19 other specimens.
Cenchrus echinatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,992 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
La Paz, B.C.S., MX
(c) Sula Vanderplank, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
330台灣桃園市桃園區大有里
(c) 李貓樹, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-22
Briscoe County, US-TX, US
(c) Jean Stuntz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Winnecke Avenue, East Side NT 0870, Australia
(c) maxark, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18
South St + Halekauwila St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cenchrus echinatus. BISH 115304. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956350300. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/115304.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956350300 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
