Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum Taxonomy
Synonyms: Sorghum vulgare Subspecific taxa: Classification: Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI Images
   
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Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: No Information Notes: Origin: Asia
Species Description
General: Monocot, annual Roots: adventitious, fibrous Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Parallel leaf venation; awl-shaped leaf shape Inflorescence: panicle Flowers: perfect; 3 merous; complete; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: grain Physiology: autotrophic; C4 C02 fixation Reproduction:
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: ILPIN Notes: Several varieties in Mohlenbrock (ref. 8) are found also in Illinois as escapees from cultivation. Species is also known as Sorghum vulgare. Other varieties in Illinois are - drummondii (Nees) Muhl.; var. caffrorum (Retz.) Mohl.; var. saccharatum (L.) Mohl. S. vulgare is found in PIN. Species is occasional throughout Illinois; escaped from cultivation. It is most persistent in Illinois as S. bicolor var. drummondii - chickencorn. Seed company numbers: 1, 11. Sweet sorghum is used to make a molasses. Broomcorn is used to make brushes and brooms of the panicle branches. Kafir corn - for human grain. Durra - grain. Form - seeds at 5 lbs./acre with 12"-14" spacing, 24"-30" apart. Stephens, H.A. 1980. Poisonous Plants of the Central United States. Regent Press of Kansas. Lawrence, KA. 265 pp. Functional Relationships:
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