Sorghum bicolor Calflora

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Taxon Report

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

Sorghum

2014 Ron Vanderhoff

2017 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

2016 Barbara Boethling

2011 Steve Matson

2005 Louis-M. Landry

2021 Keir Morse

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2001 CDFA

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (212 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. arundinaceum ... ssp. bicolor ... ssp. drummondii
Genus:	Sorghum
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

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

Information about Sorghum bicolor from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SOBI2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map 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. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/09/2023).