✿Poaceae · Cenchrus
Bhurat / Indian Sandbur
Cenchrus biflorus
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- October-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cenchrus biflorus
- Genus
- Cenchrus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa through Arabia, Pakistan, India
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Poaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit surface
- Spiny/burr-likerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Grain
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhurat itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- भुरत Bhurat
About Bhurat
Indian Sandbur (Cenchrus biflorus) is a herb in the Poaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and 2 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to December.
Botanical family
Poaceae
Grass family
Bhurat belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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