Poaceae
Cenchrus

Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fernald

First published in Rhodora 45: 388 (1943)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, France, Greece, Haiti, Iran, Italy, Japan, Leeward Is., Morocco, New South Wales, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Puerto Rico, Romania, Sicilia, Transcaucasus, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Verloove, F. & Sánchez Gullón, E. (2012). A taxonomic recision of non-native Cenchrus s.str. (Panicae, Poaceae) in the Mediterranean area. Willdenowia 42: 67-75.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Verloove, F. & Sánchez Gullón, E. (2012). A taxonomic recision of non-native Cenchrus s.str. (Panicae, Poaceae) in the Mediterranean area. Willdenowia 42: 67-75.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bush, B.F. [9140] United States K002817390 Yes
Hubbard, J.E. [13215] United Kingdom K002927204 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002927209 Yes
Fendler, A. [983] United States K002817385 Yes
Clute, W.N. [92] United States K002817389 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States K002817405 Yes
Chase, V.H. [10859] United States K002817380 Yes
Ballard, C.A. [s.n.] United States K001738534 Yes
Macoun (Prof.) [1322] Canada K002817372 Yes
Soper, J.H. [2342] Canada K002817374 Yes
Harson, G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002927208 Yes
Dore, W.G.; Senn, H.A. [47-583] Canada K002817373 Yes
Lawrence; Ungar, I. [1016] United States K002817381 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6020] United States K002817406 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002817378 Yes
Ball, C.R. [112] United States K002817404 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002927203 Yes
Clement, E.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002927207 Yes
Stewart, W.M. [1099] Canada K002817375 Yes
Ziegler, S.R.; Leykom, M.F. [1630] United States K002817396 Yes
Gibson, I.J. [4] Italy K002927210 Yes
Smith Jr., J.P. [874] United States K002817391 Yes
Fendler, A. [983] United States K002817403 Yes
Bush, B.F. [9229] United States K002817386 Yes
Ryves, T.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002927206 Yes
Thomson, A.K. [K184] Australia K002928187 Yes
Cooley [s.n.] United States K002817393 Yes
[G Laus.] [s.n.] K002927212 Yes
Chase, V.H. [8995] United States K002817379 Yes
Bredemann, G.; Nieser, O. [40] K002927215 Yes
Dore, W.G. [s.n.] Canada K002817376 Yes
s.coll. [3620] United States K002817383 Yes
Marchioni, T. [s.n.] K002927211 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002817400 Yes
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] K002927214 Yes
Chase, A. [s.n.] United States K002817395 Yes
Beattie, F.S. [s.n.] United States K002817398 Yes
[Fr] [3620] United States K002817384 Yes
Small, J.K. [s.n.] United States K002817401 Yes
Kellogg, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002817377 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [H285] Australia K002928188 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002817399 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002927213 Yes
Beattie, F.S. [s.n.] United States K002817387 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [6481] United States K002817394 Yes
Ballard, C.A. [s.n.] United States K002817407 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [K/23/9/9] United Kingdom K002927205 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [10020] United States K002817382 Yes
Ball, C.R. [112] United States K002817397 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0