Cenchrus echinatus L.

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3H
The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Cenchrus echinatus	Au: L.
Family	Poaceae / Graminae
Common Name Bird Grass
Description	Herb in fruit. Inflorescence is not very spiny (meaning it doesn't
readily stick into you) and is purplish, unlike the most annoying
Cenchrus incertus.
Location/Habitat Orange Creek settlement, found just south of the Orange Creek Food
Store. Open grassy area.
Latitude	24°38’72”N	Longitude 75°42’68”W
Uses/Comments No uses reported.
Collector(s) Laurel R. Richey
Collection No 00-878 Duplicates 5 Date July 16,2000
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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