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Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor
grain sorghum

       
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Sorghum dochna

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Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor

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Synonyms:
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor

  HOBI Holcus bicolor L.
  HOSO Holcus sorghum L.
  SOBIC Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. caffrorum (Retz.) Mohlenbr.
  SOCA14 Sorghum caffrorum (Retz.) P. Beauv.
  SOCA18 Sorghum caudatum (Hack.) Stapf
  SOCE80 Sorghum cernuum (Ard.) Host
  SODO2 Sorghum dochna (Forssk.) Snowden
  SODOT Sorghum dochna (Forssk.) Snowden var. technicum (Koern.) Snowden
  SODU4 Sorghum durra (Forssk.) Stapf
  SOGU3 Sorghum guineense Stapf
  SONE7 Sorghum nervosum Besser ex Schult.
  SOSA6 Sorghum saccharatum (L.) Moench
  SOSU2 Sorghum subglabrescens Schweinf. & Asch.
  SOVU2 Sorghum vulgare Pers.
  SOVUC2 Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. caffrorum (Retz.) Hubbard & Rehder
  SOVUD3 Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. durra (Forssk.) Hubbard & Rehder
  SOVUR2 Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. roxburghii (Stapf) Haines
  SOVUS2 Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. saccharatum (L.) Boerl.
  SOVUT2 Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. technicum (Koern.) Jáv.
 

Distribution:
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor

View 341 genera in Poaceae, 4 species in Sorghum, 3 subspecies in Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
 

Classification:
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Sorghum Moench – sorghum
Species Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench – sorghum
Subspecies Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor – grain sorghum
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor

The related entities italicized and indented above are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Indiana:
Sorghum bicolor
shattercane              Noxious weed
Iowa:
Sorghum bicolor
shattercane              Secondary noxious weed1
Maryland:
Sorghum bicolor
shatter cane, wild cane              Noxious weed
Nevada:
Sorghum bicolor
perennial sweet Sudan              Noxious weed
Ohio:
Sorghum bicolor
shatter cane              Prohibited noxious weed
Pennsylvania:
Sorghum bicolor
shattercane              Noxious weed
 
1 not a noxious weed when cultivated
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor

Sorghum bicolor
black amber
chicken corn
shattercane
sorghum
wild cane

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor

Sorghum bicolor:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC UPL FACU UPL NI NO FACU* UPL* FACU NO FAC* NO NI* FACU-
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Sorghum vulgare:

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Minor   Moderate   Low   Low  

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524713.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor

FAO-Animal Feed Resources Information System

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

 
 
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