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

Sorghum bicolor, a monocot, is an annual grass that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

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Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: escaped cultivar, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by ICPN + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

ICPN:

Sorghum bicolor ssp. bicolor

More information about Sorghum bicolor


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SOBI2)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide 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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Sep 17, 2019).