Cenchrus agrimonioides is a rare species of grass in the family Poaceae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

When this plant became a federally listed endangered species of the United States in 1996 there were fewer than 100 individuals remaining.

[3] More recent counts revealed 181 wild individuals on Oʻahu and over 300 more which have been planted to augment the populations.

laysanensis, a variety of this species endemic to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, became extinct in the 1980s.

[3] This is a perennial grass which produces is flowers and fruits within spiny burs.