PLANTS Profile
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Johnsongrass
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Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
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Synonyms:
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
HOHA
Holcus halepensis L.
SOMI10
Sorghum miliaceum (Roxb.) Snowden
Distribution:
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE, FL , GA , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, MI , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI, SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY ), USA+ (PR), CAN (ON)
Related Taxa:
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
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338 genera in Poaceae ,
4 species in Sorghum
Classification:
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS
Classification Report.
Noxious Weed Information:
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place
name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location,
or click here for a composite list of all
Federal and State Noxious Weeds .
Arkansas :
johnsongrass
Noxious weed
California :
johnsongrass
C list (noxious weeds)
Colorado :
johnsongrass
C list (noxious weeds)
Delaware :
johnsongrass
Noxious weed
Idaho :
johnsongrass
Noxious weed
Illinois :
johnsongrass
Noxious weed
Indiana :
johnsongrass
Noxious weed
Kansas :
johnsongrass
Noxious weed
Kentucky :
johnsongrass
Noxious weed
Maryland :
johnsongrass
Noxious weed
Missouri :
johnsongrass
Noxious weed
Nevada :
johnsongrass
Noxious weed
Ohio :
johnsongrass
Prohibited noxious weed
Oregon :
johnsongrass
"B" designated weed
johnsongrass
Quarantine
Pennsylvania :
johnsongrass
Noxious weed
South Dakota :
johnsongrass
Regulated non-native plant species
Utah :
johnsongrass
Noxious weed
Washington :
johnsongrass
Class A noxious weed
johnsongrass
Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
West Virginia :
johnsongrass
Noxious weed
U.S. Weed Information:
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Johnsongrass
aleppo milletgrass
herbe de Cuba
sorgho d'Alep
sorgo de alepo
zacate Johnson
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
STATE
Assorted authors.
200_.
State noxious weed lists for 46 states .
State agriculture or natural resource departments.
KY
Haragan, P.D.
1991.
Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide .
The University Press of Kentucky.
Lexington, Kentucky.
278pp.
N'EAST
Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso.
1997.
Weeds of the Northeast .
Cornell University Press.
Ithaca, New York.
397pp.
NE&GP
Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick.
1994.
Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains .
Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry.
Lincoln, Nebraska.
589pp.
SEEPPC
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council.
1996.
Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999).
Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Tennessee.
SWSS
Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM .
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS
Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.
1996.
Weeds of the West .
Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming.
Laramie, Wyoming.
630pp.
Introduced Information:
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
This plant is introduced to the United States
from another country or countries. Click on link below for a
partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.
Wetland Indicator Status:
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
FACU-,FAC
FACU
FACU
FACU
FACU
FACU
FACU
FACU+
FACU+
FACU
FACU
NO
FAC
FACU-
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals Food
Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
Small Mammals Cover
Water Birds Food
Water Birds Cover
Terrestrial Birds Food
Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller
Moderate
Low
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses . Southern Weed Science Society.
More Accounts and Images:
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account , distribution map , and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42111.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
Related Web Sites:
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Arizona: abstract & image of Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)
Australia Northern Territories AgNote
Canada-Ontario Noxious Weeds
IL-Vegetation Management Guidelines (Nature Preserve Commission)
Idaho One Plan: noxious abstract & images
KS-Noxious Weeds in Kansas
MO-Missouri Vegetation Management Manual
NV-Extension Weed Wanted Posters
NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)
NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)
New Zealand Environment Bay of Plenty: abstract & images
Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery
The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program
UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images
UT-Unwanted Weeds-Utah Department of Transportation
UT-Utah's 17 Most Noxious Weeds
VA-Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia
WA-King County Noxious Weeds
Weed Science Society of America
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