Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. POACEAE Johnson grass, St Mary's grass, aleppo grass, Egyptian millet, false guineagrass, Cuba grass, Syria grass, evergreen millet, maidencane, meansgrass Invasive, Potential minor problem species Origin: Mediterranean to India Growth Form: Graminoid Plant Description: Plant: Reedlike perennial up to 3 m high, with an extensive system of branched rhizomes; stems (culms) stout and erect; nodes without spreading white hairs (as in S. versicolor). Leaves: Glabrous, striate, up to 600 mm long x 10–30 mm wide. Flowers: Large, open, reddish-brown, nodding panicle (C) up to 400 mm long, November–April; spikelets paired (D), one sessile (4–5(–7) mm long), the other pedicelled and longer; sessile spikelets variously coloured at maturity (as opposed to black in S. versicolor, black wild sorghum). Key Features: Control: Comments: More information: Natural Heritage Program Fact Sheet (pdf file) Weeds & Invasive Plants Home Page NRCS Plants Database Photo - flowers/leaves James Henson. USDA NRCS NPDC. Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA. July 25, 2002. Photo - flowers/leaves Lowell Urbatsch @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

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