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Genus: Tragus — burgrass

Compare the spiny glumes in Tragus with the bristles surrounding the spikelet clusters in Cenchrus.

Stems and sheaths: Tragus berteronianus. ~ By Agnes Chase. ~ Public Domain. ~ None needed ~ A.S. Hitchcock. 1950. Manual of Grasses of the United States (2nd edition rev. Agnes Chase), USDA Misc. Pub. 200
Leaves: Tragus berteronianus. ~ By Dale A. Zimmerman Herbarium - Western New Mexico University. ~ Copyright © 2024 Dale A. Zimmerman Herbarium - Western New Mexico University. ~ Dale A. Zimmerman Herbarium - Western New Mexico University ~ Dale A. Zimmerman Herbarium - Western New Mexico U.

Family

Poaceae (grass family)

This genus’s species in New England

Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key