Sudan grass | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Genus: | Sorghum |
Species: | S. × drummondii
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Binomial name | |
Sorghum × drummondii | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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Sorghum × drummondii (Sudan grass), is a hybrid-derived species of grass raised for forage and grain, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Eastern Africa. It may also be known as Sorghum bicolor × Sorghum arundinaceum after its parents. Some authorities consider all three species to be subspecies under S. bicolor. [2]
The plant is cultivated in Southern Europe, South America, Central America, North America and Southern Asia, for forage or as a cover crop. [1] When treated as a weed, it is known as shattercane. [3] It is distinguished from the grain sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor) by the grain ( caryopsis) not being exposed at maturity.[ citation needed]
Sudan grass | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Genus: | Sorghum |
Species: | S. × drummondii
|
Binomial name | |
Sorghum × drummondii | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
|
Sorghum × drummondii (Sudan grass), is a hybrid-derived species of grass raised for forage and grain, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Eastern Africa. It may also be known as Sorghum bicolor × Sorghum arundinaceum after its parents. Some authorities consider all three species to be subspecies under S. bicolor. [2]
The plant is cultivated in Southern Europe, South America, Central America, North America and Southern Asia, for forage or as a cover crop. [1] When treated as a weed, it is known as shattercane. [3] It is distinguished from the grain sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor) by the grain ( caryopsis) not being exposed at maturity.[ citation needed]