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Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
Grain Sorghum

Reference
Methodus 207 (1794)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Robust tufted annual, grass-like or herb, 0.8-2.5(-4) m high. Fl. brown, Apr to May. Sandy or black-brown cracking clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Indian Tropical Islands, Ord Victoria Plain, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, Katanning, Keep, Pentecost, Perth, Purnululu.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Belmont, Christmas Island, Cockburn, Cunderdin, Derby-West Kimberley, Fremantle, Harvey, Melville, Wyndham-East Kimberley.