'' '' '' '' 108 species are currently accepted. •
Cenchrus abyssinicus (Hack.) Morrone – Ethiopia, Tanzania, Yemen,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga •
Cenchrus agrimonioides Trin. –
kāmanomano –
Hawaiian Islands •
Cenchrus alopecuroides •
Cenchrus americanus •
Cenchrus annuus •
Cenchrus arnhemicus (F.Muell.) Morrone – Australia (Western Australia and Northern Territory) •
Cenchrus articularis •
Cenchrus basedowii •
Cenchrus beckeroides •
Cenchrus biflorus Roxb. –
kram-kram – Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, and Madagascar •
Cenchrus brevisetosus (B.K.Simon) B.K.Simon – Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Queensland) •
Cenchrus brownii Roem. & Schult. – North America, South America, and West Indies •
Cenchrus cafer •
Cenchrus caliculatus Cav. – Australia, New Zealand, and assorted islands in the Pacific and Indian oceans •
Cenchrus caudatus •
Cenchrus chilensis •
Cenchrus ciliaris L. – buffelgrass – Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, and Sicily; naturalized as a nutritious arid pasture lands in parts of North and South America, Australia, Southeast Asia, and various islands; considered noxious weed in some places •
Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) Morrone •
Cenchrus complanatus •
Cenchrus × cupreus •
Cenchrus distachyus •
Cenchrus distichophyllus Griseb. – Cuba •
Cenchrus divisus •
Cenchrus domingensis •
Cenchrus durus •
Cenchrus echinatus L. – common sandbur – North America, South America, and West Indies; naturalized in parts of Africa, southern Asia, and various islands •
Cenchrus elegans (Hassk.) Veldkamp – Malesia •
Cenchrus elymoides F.Muell. – Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Queensland) •
Cenchrus exiguus •
Cenchrus flaccidus •
Cenchrus flexilis •
Cenchrus foermerianus •
Cenchrus geniculatus •
Cenchrus glaucifolius •
Cenchrus gracilescens •
Cenchrus gracillimus Nash – West Indies and southeastern USA •
Cenchrus henryanus •
Cenchrus hohenackeri •
Cenchrus hordeoides •
Cenchrus intectus •
Cenchrus lanatus •
Cenchrus latifolius •
Cenchrus laxius •
Cenchrus ledermannii •
Cenchrus longisetus •
Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fern. – mat sandbur – Canada, USA, and Mexico •
Cenchrus longissimus •
Cenchrus × longistylus •
Cenchrus massaicus •
Cenchrus mezianus •
Cenchrus michoacanus •
Cenchrus mitis Andersson – Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Mozambique •
Cenchrus monostigma •
Cenchrus multiflorus J.Presl – Mexico, Central America •
Cenchrus mutilatus •
Cenchrus myosuroides Kunth – North America, South America, and West Indies •
Cenchrus nanus •
Cenchrus nervosus •
Cenchrus nodiflorus •
Cenchrus nubicus •
Cenchrus occidentalis •
Cenchrus orientalis •
Cenchrus palmeri Vasey –
Baja California,
Baja California Sur,
Sonora,
Sinaloa, and Arizona •
Cenchrus pennisetiformis Steud. – Africa, Arabian Peninsula, and Indian Subcontinent •
Cenchrus peruvianus •
Cenchrus petiolaris •
Cenchrus pilcomayensis •
Cenchrus pilosus Kunth – central Mexico to northern Chile •
Cenchrus pirottae •
Cenchrus platyacanthus Andersson –
Galápagos •
Cenchrus prieurii (Kunth) Maire –
Sahara, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, and
Myanmar •
Cenchrus preslii •
Cenchrus procerus •
Cenchrus prolificus •
Cenchrus pseudotriticoides •
Cenchrus pumilus •
Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone – Africa and Oman •
Cenchrus qianningensis •
Cenchrus ramosus •
Cenchrus rigidus •
Cenchrus riparius •
Cenchrus robustus R.D.Webster – Queensland and New South Wales •
Cenchrus rupestris •
Cenchrus sagittatus •
Cenchrus schweinfurthii •
Cenchrus setosus •
Cenchrus setaceus – tender fountain grass, crimson fountaingrass – northern Africa and southwestern Asia; naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, and scattered places in Europe and the Americas •
Cenchrus setiger Vahl – Sahara, East Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, and
Andaman and Nicobar Islands •
Cenchrus shaanxiensis •
Cenchrus sichuanensis •
Cenchrus sieberianus •
Cenchrus somalensis Clayton – Somalia •
Cenchrus sphacelatus •
Cenchrus spinifex Cav. – coastal sandbur – North America, South America, and West Indies •
Cenchrus squamulatus •
Cenchrus stramineus •
Cenchrus tempisquensis •
Cenchrus thulinii •
Cenchrus trachyphyllus •
Cenchrus tribuloides L. – sanddune sandbur – North America, South America, and West Indies •
Cenchrus trisetus •
Cenchrus tristachyus •
Cenchrus uliginosus •
Cenchrus unisetus •
Cenchrus violaceus •
Cenchrus weberbaueri •
Cenchrus yemensis ; Formerly included Several species are now considered better suited to other genera:
Anthephora, Centotheca, Dactyloctenium, Echinaria, Echinolaena, Hackelochloa, Hilaria, Pennisetum, Phragmites, Scleria, Setaria, Trachys, Tragus, Tribolium. File:Sand spur with centimeter scale.jpg|Sand spur in front of a centimeter scale File:Sandspurs 2.jpg|Sandspurs with 1mm markings ==See also==