sorghum (type unspecified)
(Sorghum bicolor)
This species is Introduced in the United States
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Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Lists - This map identifies those states that have this species on their invasive species list or law.
Invasive Listing Sources
- Indiana Noxious Weeds
- Iowa Noxious Weeds
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources Policy: Restriction on Planting Exotic Invasive Plants
- Maryland Noxious Weeds
- Ohio Noxious Weeds
- Pennsylvania Noxious Weeds
- Pennsylvania Regulations for Controlled Plants and Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Domain: Eukarya |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder: Lilianae |
| Order: Poales |
| Family: Poaceae |
| Subfamily: Panicoideae |
| Tribe: Andropogoneae |
| Genus: Sorghum |
| Sorghum bicolor |
Other System Links
Plants: SOBI2
Bayer: SORVU
GRIN: 35092
ITIS: 42108
NPDN Pest: PCACWBB
NPDN Host: 28019
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
black amber, broom-corn, broomcorn, chicken corn, shatter cane, shattercane, wild cane
Related Scientific Names:
Sorghum vulgare Pers. (Synonym)
References
Common Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.