Cenchrus echinatus
Southern Sandbur
As recorded: Cenchrus echinatus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 12260
- Date
- September 8, 1922
- Locality
- Waimea Canyon
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 8, 1922, Degener, O. also collected 1 other specimen.
Cenchrus echinatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 370 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
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2026-10-18
South St + Halekauwila St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
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2026-10-16
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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2026-10-13
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
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2026-10-12
Lunahelu St, Kailua, HI, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Kamehameha Hwy, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cenchrus echinatus. BISH 118236. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956277157. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/118236.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956277157 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026