This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
Mossman River grass.
Cenchrus echinatus
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Poaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Locally known as Urangan burr. As at 01/07/2016 listed as a non-declared environmental weed in the Fraser Coast region.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 11 Fraser Coast localities: Toogoom, Craignish, Urraween, Dundowran Beach, River Heads, K'gari, Eli Waters, Great Sandy Strait, Walligan, Point Vernon, Pialba.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
