Sandbur, Field

Common Name: Field Sandbur (also known as Southern Sandbur)

Genus: Cenchrus

Species: incertus

Identification: The warm-season annual grass is a problem since it grows in all locations but favors sandy or well drained gravelly soils. Young plants, often purplish, usually grow horizontally, spreading across the ground. There are 10-30 burs per cluster and 8-40 spines per bur, with a rough leaf surface. Blades measure 10-25 cm long, with a smooth surface. It generally consists of dense, bushy growth.

Geographic Distribution: Mainly in the South and Southeast, extending west to California.

Soybeans

Amaranthes Amaranthus palmeri, Amaranthus hybridus, Amaranthus spinosus

Aphids Therioaphis maculata, Dysphis plantaginea, Acyrthosiphon kondoi, Acyrthosiphon kondoi, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Aphis gossypi

Barnyardgrass Echinochloa

Black Nightshade

Colorado Potato Beetle Leptinotarsa

Common Cocklebur Xanthium

Crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis, Digitaria ischaemum, Digitaria ciliaris

Cupgrass Eriochloa gracilis, Eriochloa villosa

Cutworms Agrotis ipsilon, Agrotis orthogonia, Peridroma saucia

Eastern Nightshade Solanum americanum, Solanum nigrum, Solanum ptycanthum, Solanum saccachoides

European Corn Borer Ostrinia

Fall Armyworm Spodoptera

Foxtail Species Setaria venticillata, Setaria faberi, Setaria viridis, Setaria glauca

Goosegrass Eleusine

Grasshopper Melanoplus sanguinipes, Camnula pellacida

Jimsonweed Datura

Johnsongrass seedling Sorghum

Kochia Kochia

Lambsquarters Chenopodium

Lygus Bug Lygus

Nightshades Solanum americanum, Solanum nigrum, Solanum ptycanthum, Solanum saccachoides

Northern Corn Rootworm Diabrotica longicornus barberi, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera

Nutsedges Cyperus rotundus, Cyperus esculentus

Panicum, Fall Panicum

Panicum, Texas Panicum

Pennsylvania Smartweed Polygonum

Pigweed, Redroot Amaranthus

Prickly Sida Sida

Ragweeds Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Ambrosia trifida

Shattercane Sorghum

Sicklepod Cassia

Southern Corn Rootworm Diabrotica

Spider Mites Tetranychus urticae, Tetranychus turkestani, Tetranychus pacificus, Tetranychus cinnabarinus

Spurred Anoda Anoda

Stink Bug Nezara viridula, Chlorockroa say, Euschistus consperus

Tobacco Budworm Helicoverpa

Velvetleaf Abutilon

Venice Mallow Hibiscus

Wild Mustard Brassica

Wild Sunflower Helianthus

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