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Sorghum

not marked as a favorite taxon *Sorghum bicolor (Linnaeus) Moench ssp. verticilliflorum (Steudel) de Wet ex Wiersema & J. Dahlberg. Common name: Wild-grain Sorghum. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Africa.

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Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, K4; = Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. arundinaceum (Desv.) de Wet & J.R.Harlan ex Davidse — FNA25; < Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench — Bah; Andropogon verticilliflorus Steudel. Basionym: Andropogon verticilliflorus Steud. 1854

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

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (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)

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