Cenchrus echinatus
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Cenchrus echinatus, common names southern sandspur, southern sandbur, Mossman River Grass is a member of the Poaceae
or grass family.http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&state=&s=&ibra=all&card=G10 It is native to north and south America.
It is an annual to 80 cm high which forms clumps. Its leaves occur with or without hairs, to 12 mm wide. The ligule is a fringe of hairs. The grass has barbed burrs 4–10 mm long.
In Australia it forms an invasive weed in coastal situations.http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&state=&s=&ibra=all&card=G10
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
or grass family.http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&state=&s=&ibra=all&card=G10 It is native to north and south America.
It is an annual to 80 cm high which forms clumps. Its leaves occur with or without hairs, to 12 mm wide. The ligule is a fringe of hairs. The grass has barbed burrs 4–10 mm long.
In Australia it forms an invasive weed in coastal situations.http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&state=&s=&ibra=all&card=G10