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Sorghum
halepense
(L.) Pers.
Published In:
Synopsis Plantarum 1: 101. 1805. (
Syn. Pl.
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 1/8/2018)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant-human relationship:
Cultivated
Plant habit:
Decumbent, Erect
Stem consistency:
Firm
Stem height (cm):
50 to 300
Vegetative reproduction:
Rhizomes
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence type:
Panicle
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Panicle length (cm):
10 to 55
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
4.5 to 5 (to 5.5)
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets):
1
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory]:
Falling entire
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission):
Without secondary abscission
Human edible:
Fruits, Seeds
Details: Economic use:
Grains edible (Couplan 1998). Used as animal fodder (Moerman 1998).
TOXICITY: Toxicity:
Animal
Toxic parts:
Leaves, Stems
Details: Toxicity:
Among several sorghum species repeatedly reported to be toxic to livestock (Wagstaff, 2008); toxicity is usually due to cyanogenic glycosides but there is also some potential for nitrate toxicity (McKenzie, 2012).
References:
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Wagstaff. 2008. Int. Poisonous Pl. Checkl. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
McKenzie, R. A. 2012. Australia's Poisonous Plants, Fungi and Cyanobacteria. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Couplan. 1998. Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America Keats Publishing, New Canaan, Connecticut.
Moerman, D. E. 1998. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press, Portland.
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