EPPO Global Database

Cenchrus echinatus(CCHEC)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-03-11

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: CCHEC
  • Preferred name: Cenchrus echinatus
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

North America (southern), Central America, South America. Introduced in China, Japan, a few Euromediterranean countries, Australia

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Cenchrus brevisetus Fournier
Cenchrus pungens Kunth

Common names
Name Language
bur-grass English
Mossman River grass English
southern sandbur English (US)
spiny burrgrass English (AU)
spiny sandbur English
Büffelgras German
stacheliges Klettengras German
herbe rude French
piquant cousin French
cabeza de negro Spanish (HN)
cachorro Spanish (CU)
cadillo carretón Spanish
cadillo tembuque Spanish (HN)
carretón chico Spanish (CO)
carretón morado Spanish (CO)
guizazo bravo Spanish (CO)
guizazo duro Spanish (CU)
ojo-de-hormiga Spanish
pega-pega Spanish (HN)
roseta Spanish (AR)
tembuque Spanish (HN)
zacate cadillo Spanish (HN)
zacate huachapore Spanish (HN)
erba della pampa Italian
arroz-bravo Portuguese (BR)
canapiço Portuguese
capim-amoroso Portuguese (BR)
capim-carrapicho Portuguese (BR)
capim-roseta Portuguese (BR)
erva-ouriço Portuguese
espinho-de-roseta Portuguese (BR)
timbete Portuguese (BR)
tagghirs Swedish
shin-kuri-no-iga Japanese
シンクリノイガ Japanese
ценхрус иглистый Russian
svinehale Danish
pukah kotzanit Hebrew
פּוּקָה קוֹצָנִית Hebrew
átoktüske Hungarian
jí lí cǎo Chinese
蒺藜草 Chinese
ostrokvět ježatý Czech
ostrokvet ježatý Slovak