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| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | SOBI2 |
| Group: | Monocot |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Duration: |
Annual |
| Growth Habit: |
Graminoid |
| Native Status: |
CAN I,W HI I L48 I PB I PR I VI I |
| Other Common Names: |
durra
grain sorghum sorgo forrajero |
| Characteristics | |
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Synonyms
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
| Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | Commelinidae |
| Order | Cyperales |
| Family | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae – Grass family |
| Genus | Sorghum Moench – sorghum |
| Species | Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench – sorghum |
Subordinate Taxa
The Plants Database includes the following 3 subspecies of Sorghum bicolor . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | |
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| This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. 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. | |
| Indiana
shattercane
Noxious weed
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| Iowa
shattercane
Secondary noxious weed
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| Maryland
shatter cane, wild cane
Noxious weed
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| Nevada
perennial sweet Sudan
Noxious weed
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| Ohio
shatter cane
Prohibited noxious weed
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| Pennsylvania
shattercane
Noxious weed
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1not a noxious weed when cultivated
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Sorghum bicolor
black amber
chicken corn
shattercane
sorghum
wild cane
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
| N'EAST | Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal,and J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. |
| NE&GP | Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe,and M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. |
| SWSS | Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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| Gee | Minor |
Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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| Gee |
Sources
| Gee, K.L., M.D. Porter, S. Demarais, F.C. Bryant, and G.V. Vreede. 1994. White-tailed deer: Their foods and management in the Cross Timbers. Ardmore. |
Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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| High | Average 25-50% of diet | Regular source of cover |
| Low | 5-10% of diet | Infrequently used as cover |
| Minor | 2-5% of diet | Sparsely used as cover |
| Moderate | Average 10-25% of diet | Occasional source of cover |
