Coastal Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex Cav. - Grass familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 32 inches
Plant Type: Graminoid
Features
Flower Color: White, Green
Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Coastal Sandbur: Anicla infecta, Spodoptera frugiperda
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- USA+: Puerto Rico
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.