familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Panicoideae
genusSorghum
speciesSorghum bicolor
subspeciesSorghum bicolor subsp. ×drummondii
Sorghum bicolor subsp. ×drummondii
Common names: Chicken corn Sudangrass
Synonyms: Sorghum vulgare var. sudanense unknown Sorghum vulgare var. drummondii unknown Sorghum sudanense unknown Sorghum drummondii unknown Sorghum bicolor var. drummondii unknown
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 630.
Revision as of 20:23, 24 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Plants annual. Culms to 4 m, relatively stout. Rames usually tardily disarticulating, mostly with 3-5 nodes. Sessile spikelets 5-6 mm, lanceolate to elliptic. Caryopses not exposed at maturity.
Discussion
The hybrids treated here as Sorgum bicolor subsp. ×drummondii are most common in the Eastern Hemisphere, but a few are cultivated in the United States. Among these are the plants known as 'chicken corn' and 'Sudangrass' [= S. sudanense (Piper) Stapf] (de Wet 1978).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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Conn. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Wash. +, D.C. +, Wis. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Fla. +, Wyo. +, Puerto Rico +, N.Mex. +, Mass. +, R.I. +, La. +, Mich. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, S.Dak. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Pa. +, Calif. +, Miss. +, Va. +, Colo. +, Md. +, Virgin Islands +, Ala. +, N.H. +, Ark. +, Vt. +, Ill. +, Ga. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Okla. +, Ariz. +, Idaho +, Maine +, Mont. +, Oreg. +, Tex. +, Ohio +, Utah +, Mo. +, Minn. +, Kans. +, Ky. + and S.C. +
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