Colors: Pale yellow or reddish brown-dark brown: Shapes: Tight-headed, round panicle, Diameter: 3-4 mm : Taste: Sweet: Calories: 632 Kcal./cup: Major nutrients: ⦠Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum (/ Ë s ÉËr É¡ É m /) and also known as great millet, durra, jowari / jowar, or milo, is a grass species cultivated for its grain, which is used for food for humans, animal feed, and ethanol production.Sorghum originated in Africa, and is now cultivated widely in tropical and subtropical regions. bicolor -- grain sorghum Subspecies - Sorghum bicolor ssp. Preferred Scientific Name. Sudan grass; Other Scientific Names. Holcus bicolor L. (1771) Setaria vulgare ; Sorghum cernuum (Ard.) Brot., Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench ⦠The Plant List includes a further 238 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Sorghum.We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. The plant likely originated in Africa, where it is a major food crop, and has numerous varieties, including grain sorghums, used for food; grass sorghums, grown for hay and ⦠The Plant List includes 366 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Sorghum.Of these 31 are accepted species names. (1804) Andropogon sorghum Brot. Sorghum halepense var. Plants - Grass or Grasslike. Johnson grass or Johnsongrass, Sorghum halepense, is a plant in the grass family, Poaceae, native to Asia and northern Africa. Sorghum Quick Facts; Name: Sorghum: Scientific Name: Sorghum bicolor: Origin: Northern Africa and now widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. Arkansas Spanish: Pasto Sudan; Sorgo del Sudan; French: Herbe de Soudan; ⦠sudanense (PIPER) SOO/HITCHC. Sorghum is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae, which includes about 25 species.Some of these species have grown as cereals for human consumption and some in pastures for animals. Categories. sorghum; Other Scientific Names. (1805) International Common Names Scientific name i: Sorghum bicolor: Taxonomy navigation ⺠Sorghum. Pers., Andropogon sorghum (L.). Sorghum sudanense; Preferred Common Name. Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench; Preferred Common Name. ⦠Alternate Scientific Names: Sorghum vulgare . Top; Selected Images; Maps; Invasive List Sources; Taxonomy; It reproduces by rhizomes and seeds.. Johnson grass has been used for forage and to stop ⦠Scientific name: Sorghum bicolor L. There are many varieties of sorghum, but this species is grown for food purposes for obtaining their grain. One species, Sorghum bicolor, was originally domesticated in Africa and has since spread throughout the globe. Family: Grass family or poaceae. Subspecies - Sorghum bicolor ssp. Statistics. Origin and Habitat: the true origin of this cereal is unknown, although it is suspected that it comes from Africa, especially from Ethiopia or Sudan. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. Common Name Reference: Weed Science Society of America Common Names List Scientific Name Reference: PLANTS Database. Terminal (leaf) node. arundinaceum -- common wild sorghum Subspecies - Sorghum bicolor ssp. The plant has been introduced to all continents except Antarctica, and most larger islands and archipelagos. Sorghum ⦠Preferred Scientific Name. Sorghum, (Sorghum bicolor), also called great millet, Indian millet, milo, durra, orshallu, cereal grain plant of the grass family and its edible starchy seeds. This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Andropogon cernuus Roxb. Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. drummondii - Sudangrass Species - Sorghum almum -- Columbus grass Species - Sorghum halepense -- Johnsongrass Species - Sorghum propinquum -- sorghum ⦠Common name i: Sorghum: Synonym i: Sorghum vulgare: Other names i âºAndropogon sorghum âºAndropogon sorghum (L.) Brot. sudanense ; International Common Names. Host; Sorghum vulgare Pers. Alternate Names activity in the soil is similar to the activity of a pre Alternate Common Names ... grain sorghum, forage sorghum, Sudangrass Root exudates also have the potential to harm annual and . Other Common Names: Columbus grass, perennial sorghum, sorghum almum. References. These are primarily included because names ⦠Sorghum vulgare var.