
Cenchrus echinatus
Southern Sandbur
As recorded: Cenchrus echinatus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Krauss, N.L.H.
- Collector number
- 1486
- Date
- March 3, 1977
- Locality
- Amuri
- Island
- Aitutaki
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cenchrus echinatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,020 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.

2026-10-30
04425, Perú
(c) danplant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Salas de Aula do Eixo 03 Bloco E - São Mateus, ES, 29932-540, Brasil
(c) caio schumacher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
臺灣島, 臺東市, 臺東縣, TW
(c) 古尚豐, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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
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Cite this specimen
Cenchrus echinatus. BISH 415793. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956612721. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/415793.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956612721 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
