Cenchrus echinatus
Southern Sandbur
As recorded: Cenchrus echinatus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Takeuchi, W.N.Derral R. Herbst →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- 6504
- Date
- July 11, 1980
- Locality
- [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; North-West Hawaiian Islands; Lisianski; Hawaii; Honolulu; Lisianski Island
- Island
- Lisianski
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 11, 1980, Herbst, D.R.; Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 14 other specimens.
Boerhavia repens
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Casuarina equisetifolia
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Ceodes grandis
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Ceodes grandis
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Ipomoea indica
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Ipomoea indica
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Lepturus repens
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Nama sandwicense
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Scaevola taccada
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Scaevola taccada
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Sicyos maximowiczii
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Solanum opacum
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Tribulus cistoides
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Cenchrus echinatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1980. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cenchrus echinatus. BISH 435856. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956318319. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/435856.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956318319 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026