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  • Cenchrus echinatus

    sand bur, bur grass, common sandbur, golden grass, hedgehog grass, Mossman River grass, southern sandbur, spiny sandbur

    Designation: High Risk
    Score: 20
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  • Cenchrus elegans

    Pacific fountain grass, burgundy giant

    Designation: High Risk
    Score: 7
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  • Cenchrus longisetus

    feathertop, feather grass, feathertop fountain grass

    Designation: High Risk
    Score: 21
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  • Cenchrus purpureus

    red fountain grass, elephant grass, banagrass,

    Designation: High Risk
    Score: 16
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  • Cenchrus setaceus

    fountain grass

    Designation: High Risk
    Score: 26
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  • Centaurea melitensis

    cockspur thistle, Maltese centaury, Maltese cockspur, Maltese star thistle, Maltese thistle, Napa thistle, tocalote, wild Irishman, yellow cockspur

    Designation: High Risk
    Score: 21
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