Sorghum (genus)

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Scope note
Genus containing around 25 species of coarse grasses, many with with reddish to purplish-black panicles, growing to 2 m in height. These grasses are cultivated for food and forage worldwide, but some species have escaped cultivation and are troublesome agricultural weeds in temperate to tropical regions throughout the world.
Sorghum
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024