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Sorghum

not marked as a favorite taxon *Sorghum bicolor (Linnaeus) Moench ssp. bicolor. Common name: Sorghum, Milo, Broomcorn, Sorgo. Phenology: Oct. Habitat: Cultivated, rarely persistent; common in cultivation, rare as a waify escape. Distribution: Native of Africa.

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Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, WH3; = n/a — Tat; = Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. bicolor — C; = Sorgum vulgare Pers. var. vulgare — HC; < Holcus sorghum L. — S; < Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench — Mi, Tn, Tx; > Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. bicolor — Il; > Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. caffrorum (Retz.) Mohlenbr. — Il; > Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. saccharatum (L.) Mohlenbr. — Il; < Sorghum vulgare Pers. — RAB; < Sorgum vulgare Pers. — F, orthographic variant; Holcus bicolor Linnaeus. Basionym: Holcus bicolor L. 1771

Links to other floras: = Sorghum bicolor ssp. bicolor - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Sorghum bicolor ssp. bicolor© Alan Weakley source
image #2 of Sorghum bicolor ssp. bicolor© Alan Weakley source

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