Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
POACEAE
- Grass family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
Nomencl. ref.: Methodus: 207 (1794)
Rank: species
Images of Sorghum bicolor
Common names
U.S.
name:
Sorghum
English name: broomcorn English name: chicken-corn
Spanish name: pasto Sudán
French name: sorgho menu
Italian name: Sorgo o saggina
German name: Zuckerhirse
Grown habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
Synonyms:
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. arundinaceum (Desv.) de Wet & Harlan
2) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor
3) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) de Wet & Harlan
4) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. aethiopicum (Hack.) de Wet & Huckabay
5) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. caffrorum (Retz.) Mohlenbr.
6) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) Mohlenbr.
7) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. sudanense (Piper) Hitchc.
8) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. virgatum (Hack.) de Wet & Huckabay
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sorghum
Species:
Page counter: 4562 ( AVG: 223.54 / 292.94 )
Gallery:
Sorghum bicolor
Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la
France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in
public domain because its copyright has expired.
Sorghum bicolor
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Frangini
Sorghum bicolor
Credit: Photo by Pierfranco Arrigoni - Valmadrera (LC)
Sorghum bicolor
Plant at Opaekaa Falls, Kauai - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Sorghum bicolor
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Siena, Orto Botanico., SI, Toscana, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Sorghum bicolor
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Sorghum bicolor
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Siena, Orto Botanico., SI, Toscana, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Sorghum bicolor
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Frangini
Sorghum bicolor
Credit: Photo by Pierfranco Arrigoni - Valmadrera (LC)
Sorghum bicolor
Plant at Kanaha Beach, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Sorghum bicolor
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Siena, Orto Botanico., SI, Toscana, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Sorghum bicolor
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Frangini
Sorghum bicolor
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Sorghum bicolor
Credit: Photo by Pierfranco Arrigoni - Valmadrera (LC)
Sorghum bicolor
Plant at Kihei, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Sorghum bicolor
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Frangini
Sorghum bicolor
Credit: Photo by Giuliano Frangini
Sorghum bicolor
Credit: Photo by Pierfranco Arrigoni - Valmadrera (LC)
Sorghum bicolor
Plant voucher at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, 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)
Map for Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. arundinaceum (Desv.) de Wet & Harlan [311]
2) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. bicolor [313]
3) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ssp. drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) de Wet & Harlan [380]
4) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. caffrorum (Retz.) Mohlenbr. [206]
5) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench var. sudanense (Piper) Hitchc. [210]
6) Sorghum caudatum (Hack.) Stapf [204]
7) Sorghum drummondii (Nees ex Steud.) Millsp. & Chase [186]
8) Sorghum miliaceum (Roxb.) Snowden [190]
9) Sorghum virgatum (Hack.) Stapf [216]
10) Sorghum vulgare Pers. var. technicum (Koern.) Jáv. [216]
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