Cenchrus Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Cenchrus is a plant genus in the Poaceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 21 species in this genus. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Cenchrus species
Pearl Millet
Cenchrus americanus
伍志龍CC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Spiny Burrgrass
Cenchrus caudatus
Alice ShanksCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Buffel grass
Cenchrus ciliaris
Wynand UysCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Kikuyu Grass
Cenchrus clandestinus
linkieCC BY 4.0PlantoScanresized
Long Bristle Sandbur
Cenchrus longisetus
Marc RieraCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
African Fountain Grass
Cenchrus setaceus
LauuCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
K Webb
Cenchrus setiger
Kevin FaccendaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
K Webb
Cenchrus setosus
no rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist
- SandburCenchrus biflorusPlantoScan
Sandbur
Cenchrus biflorus
- SandburCenchrus distichophyllusPlantoScan
Sandbur
Cenchrus distichophyllus
- SandburCenchrus echinatusPlantoScan
Sandbur
Cenchrus echinatus
- Elegant SandburCenchrus elegansPlantoScan
Elegant Sandbur
Cenchrus elegans
- Cenchrus longispinusCenchrus longispinusPlantoScan
Cenchrus longispinus
- Cenchrus pedicellatusCenchrus pedicellatusPlantoScan
Cenchrus pedicellatus
- Fountain grassCenchrus pennisetiformisPlantoScan
Fountain grass
Cenchrus pennisetiformis
- Napier grassCenchrus purpureusPlantoScan
Napier grass
Cenchrus purpureus
- River sandburCenchrus ripariusPlantoScan
River sandbur
Cenchrus riparius
- Spiny sandburCenchrus spinifexPlantoScan
Spiny sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
- Dune sandburCenchrus tribuloidesPlantoScan
Dune sandbur
Cenchrus tribuloides
- Australian sandburCenchrus arnhemicusPlantoScan
Australian sandbur
Cenchrus arnhemicus
- Spiny burgrassCenchrus articularisPlantoScan
Spiny burgrass
Cenchrus articularis
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