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Species profile—Cenchrus echinatus (Mossman River grass)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Poaceae (grass) → Cenchrus echinatus (Mossman River grass)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Poaceae (grass)
Scientific name
Cenchrus echinatus L.
Common name
Mossman River grass
WildNet taxon ID
15541
Alternate name(s)
Seaforth burr
Mossman River burr
burr grass
southern sandburr
sandburr
mossman burrgrass
innocent weed
hedgehog grass
buffel grass
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=15541.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024