Cenchrus biflorus is an annual grass of the family Poaceae with culms between 4–90 cm high and spikelets that are 1-3 per bur and 3.6 to 6 mm long.

Seeds dispersal is through the attachment of burs to passing cars, animals and human clothes.

[3] According to a botanical criteria of geographer Robert Capot-Rey, the northern limit of Cenchrus biflorus defines the southern boundary of the Sahara.

[4][5] It is also found in India, where the seeds are used in Rajasthan and its Marwar region to make bread, either alone or mixed with bajra (millet).

Cenchrus biflorus is also a valuable fodder plant for ruminants, particularly at its early stages of development.