Cenchrus echinatus
Southern Sandbur
As recorded: Cenchrus echinatus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Porter, J.Derral R. Herbst →J. Porter →
- Collector number
- 1962
- Date
- June 13, 1971
- Locality
- Keehi Lagoon Sand islet at inner NW corner of triangle formed by seaplane runways
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3167, -157.9000
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 13, 1971, Herbst, D.R.; Porter, J. also collected 20 other specimens.
Atriplex suberecta
Botany
Batis maritima
Botany
Casuarina equisetifolia
Botany
Chloris barbata
Botany
Cordia subcordata
Botany
Cynodon dactylon
Botany
Echinochloa crus-galli
Botany
Eclipta alba
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Flaveria trinervia
Botany
Heliotropium curassavicum
Botany
Paspalum vaginatum
Botany
Pluchea indica
Botany
Prosopis juliflora
Botany
Rhizophora mangle
Botany
Scaevola taccada
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Sesuvium portulacastrum
Botany
Sphagneticola trilobata
Botany
Thespesia populnea
Botany
Urochloa mutica
Botany
Still here: Cenchrus echinatus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 242 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
no rights reserved
2026-10-16
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
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)
2026-10-03
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-30
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, 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 76133. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956563100. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/76133.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956563100 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026