Cenchrus echinatus

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q4925284
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Cenchrus echinatus

Summary

Cenchrus echinatus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #1,607 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cenchrus echinatus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cenchrus echinatus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cenchrus echinatus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Cenchrus echinatus is classified within Cenchrus[6].
  • Cenchrus echinatus's scientific name is Cenchrus echinatus[7].
  • Cenchrus echinatus's Commons category is recorded as Cenchrus echinatus[8].
  • Cenchrus echinatus's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 10(1)[9].
  • Cenchrus echinatus's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[10].
  • Cenchrus echinatus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=9795[11].
  • Cenchrus echinatus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. echinatus'}[12].
  • Cenchrus echinatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwrychwellt pigog'}[13].
  • Cenchrus echinatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'southern sandbur'}[14].
  • Cenchrus echinatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蒺藜草'}[15].
  • Cenchrus echinatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蒺藜草'}[16].
  • Cenchrus echinatus's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as secure[17].
  • Cenchrus echinatus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[18].
  • Cenchrus echinatus's taxon author citation is recorded as L.[19].
  • Cenchrus echinatus's taxon range is recorded as Santa Catarina[20].
  • Cenchrus echinatus's taxon range is recorded as Amazonia[21].
  • Cenchrus echinatus's taxon range is recorded as Rio de Janeiro[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Cenchrus echinatus is Cenchrus echinatus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Cenchrus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwrychwellt pigog'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'southern sandbur'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蒺藜草'}[15], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蒺藜草'}[16].

Identifiers

Cenchrus echinatus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 76205[23]. Cenchrus echinatus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 173841[24]. Cenchrus echinatus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114278[25]. Cenchrus echinatus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5289739[26]. Cenchrus echinatus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 40575[27].

Why It Matters

Cenchrus echinatus ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #1,607 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved . explorer.natureserve.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · ACorrêa (WMB) · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Taxon range Santa Catarina, Amazonia, Rio de Janeiro +23
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