Cenchrus echinatus
Southern Sandbur
As recorded: Cenchrus echinatus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1363
- Date
- March 22, 1936
- Locality
- Kipapa Gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4500, -158.0000
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 22, 1936, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 22 other specimens.
Alternanthera caracasana
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Crotalaria incana
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Cynodon dactylon
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Desmodium uncinatum
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Eleusine indica
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Emilia fosbergii
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Euphorbia heterophylla
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Euphorbia hypericifolia
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Leucaena leucocephala
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Macroptilium lathyroides
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Melinis repens
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Oxalis corniculata
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Richardia brasiliensis
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Sida fallax
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Solanum americanum
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Solanum linnaeanum
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Spergularia marina
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Urochloa mutica
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Verbesina encelioides
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Still here: Cenchrus echinatus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 149 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
South St + Halekauwila St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
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2026-10-06
Kamehameha Hwy, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Keeaumoku St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-03
Salt Lake Blvd, Halawa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
Kamehameha Hwy, Halawa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cenchrus echinatus. BISH 446940. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956157675. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/446940.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956157675 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026