Bhurat / Indian Sandbur
Cenchrus biflorus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- October-December
How to identify Bhurat
Identify Bhurat by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Spiny burrs that stick to fur and clothing (sandbur).
- Confirm fruit surface: Spiny/burr-like.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Poaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bhurat.
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.
Poaceae
Grass family
Bhurat belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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