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mat sandbur
Cenchrus longispinus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
coastal sandburCenchrus spinifex
Southern SandburCenchrus echinatus
dune sandburCenchrus tribuloidesStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,787 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 814 |
| Ontario | 766 |
| Michigan | 317 |
| Minnesota | 288 |
| Wisconsin | 288 |
| Kansas | 259 |
| Iowa | 230 |
| New York | 202 |
| Illinois | 165 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Grass-like growth formListed by a harvested source as having a graminoid or grass-like growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | sandburs and fountain grasses · Cenchrus |
Study it in a deck
- Grasses of New Hampshire, United States
- Plants of Zaporizhia, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine
- Summer Grasses of Maryland
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise mat sandbur with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.