Species

Common Wild Sorghum

Sorghum arundinaceum

(Desv.) Stapf

Taxonomy

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Sorghum

Species

Sorghum arundinaceum

Lifecycle & Ecology

Growth Habit

Graminoid

EdibleNo

Also Known As

Sorghum verticilliflorumSorghum aethiopicumSorghum lanceolatumSorghum bicolor subsp. verticilliflorumSorghum panicoidesSorghum usambarenseSorghum macrochaetumAndropogon sorghum subvar. aristatusAndropogon sorghum var. effususAndropogon stapfiiAndropogon sorghum subvar. submuticusSorghum somalienseAndropogon verticilliflorusSorghum vogelianumSorghum stapfiiSorghum pugionifoliumAndropogon sorghum subsp. abyssinicusAndropogon sorghum subsp. verticilliflorusAndropogon sorghum subsp. vogelianusAndropogon sorghum subvar. breviaristatusAndropogon sorghum subvar. longiaristatusSorghum castaneumAndropogon sorghum var. aethiopicusSorghum brevicarinatumRhaphis arundinaceaSorghum bicolor var. aethiopicum

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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