Big Sandbur (Cenchrus myosuroides) – Care, Growing Guide & Benefits

Big SandburCenchrus myosuroides

Also known as Big Sandburr · Giant Cenchrus

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Big Sandbur — (Cenchrus myosuroides) — Photograph © Gustavo Marino · CC-BY-NC

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Big Sandbur Names & Synonyms

Common names and botanical synonyms

Common Names

Big Sandbur
Big Sandburr
Giant Cenchrus

Synonyms

Cenchropsis ekmaniana (Hitchc.) Wipff & R.B.Shaw
Cenchropsis myosuroides (Kunth) Nash
Cenchrus ekmanianus Hitchc.
Cenchrus elliotii Kunth
Cenchrus scabridus Arechav.
Cenchrus setoides Buckley
Pennisetum myosuroides (Kunth) Spreng.
Pennisetum pungens Nutt.
Setaria elliottiana Schult.

Big Sandbur Taxonomy

Botanical classification

Taxonomic classification of Big Sandbur
Rank	Name
kingdom	Plantae
division	Tracheophyta
class	Liliopsida
order	Poales
family	Poaceae
genus	Cenchrus
species	Cenchrus myosuroides