Sorghum bicolor Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7690

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

Sorghum

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2016 Barbara Boethling

2014 Ron Vanderhoff

2017 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

2016 Barbara Boethling

2011 Steve Matson

2005 Louis-M. Landry

2021 Keir Morse

2001 CDFA

Sorghum bicolor, a monocot, is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (186 records) Plant Characteristics

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Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Sorghum
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. arundinaceum ... ssp. bicolor ... ssp. drummondii

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian, escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Sorghum lanceolatum
JEF	Sorghum sudanense
JEF	Sorghum virgatum

More information about Sorghum bicolor


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SOBI2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/21/2022).