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Learn more about Sorghum from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sorghum bicolor var. bicolor
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sorghum bicolor ssp. bicolor
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-88-002:
Sorghum vulgare
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Sorghum vulgare var. vulgare
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Holcus sorghum
COMMON NAME:
Sorghum, Milo, Broomcorn, Sorgo
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_s_bicolor_bicolor
August Catawba County NC
Used for forage, its sweet juice, brooms, etc. Leaf blades to 5cm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.