Cenchrus ciliaris

Buffelgrass


Field View of Dangerously Invasive Buffelgrass

Field view of Cenchrus ciliaris or Buffelgrass.

 Buffelgrass is Taking Over the Sonoran Desert

The most dangerous invasive in Arizona.

 Close View of Buffelgrass

The inflorescence is dark colored and spiny-fluffy.
Another Close View of Buffelgrass

More and better views are all over the internet, as this is a dangerous invasive taking over the Sonoran Desert.

 Spiny Fascicles

Spiny fascicles with several spikelets each.

 Buffelgrass Zigzag Rachis

When the seeds fall off, the seedhead remains as a zigzag spike.

How to Identify Buffelgrass

  There are many internet sites that show how to identify Buffelgrass. I suggest this one. https://www.desertmuseum.org/buffelgrass/buffelgrass_identification.pdf


Similar Species

  See the identification guide above.