Cenchrus echinatus
Southern Sandbur
As recorded: Cenchrus echinatus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 2205
- Date
- December 28, 1981
- Locality
- Route Maatea-Haapiti, km 1,2
- Island
- Moorea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 28, 1981, Florence, J. also collected 11 other specimens.
Cenchrus echinatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,015 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
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
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)
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Cite this specimen
Cenchrus echinatus. BISH 492112. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956232321. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/492112.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956232321 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026