Poaceae FAMILY

Sorghum halepense

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

The pollen can induce hay fever[ 269 Title Handbook of Energy Crops Publication Author Duke. J. Website https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/dukeindex.html Publisher - Year 1983 ISBN - Description Published only on the Internet, excellent information on a wide range of both temperate and tropical plants. ].

Botanical Description

Sorghum halepense is an erect, perennial grass, with culms from 60-290 cm in height. It forms an extensive underground root systems[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant has an edible seed that is occasionally eaten. It also has medicinal uses and has potential as a source of biomass. Johnson grass is thought to have originated in the Mediterranean region, but is now widely distributed as a serious weed in warm-temperate regions of the world[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. It is one of the 10 most noxious weeds in the world an is a serious weed problem in cotton, corn, soybeans, sugarcane, fruit and nut orchards, and vegetables, and mentioned as a problem in 53 countries[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].This species It is a very aggressive plant[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ], spreading freely at the roots and only suitable for large areas[ 233 Title Perennial Garden Plants Publication Author Thomas. G. S. Publisher J. M. Dent & Sons, London. Year 1990 ISBN 0 460 86048 8 Description A concise guide to a wide range of perennials. Lots of cultivation guides, very little on plant uses. ]

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeNorthern Africa, through western Asia and Arabia to central Asia, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.

HabitatDry open habitats[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ]. Moist areas on river banks, in clay soils and wet sandy soils[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].