Sorghum × almum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Sorghum |
| Species: | S. × almum
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Sorghum × almum, the Columbus grass, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.[1] Its parents are Sorghum bicolor × S. halepense (Johnsongrass).[2] Sorghum × almum is one of the most valuable livestock forage and fodder crops during summer in semi-arid and sub-humid areas worldwide.[3] It is considered a noxious weed in several US and Australian states.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sorghum × almum Parodi". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Sorghum x almum (SORAL)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
Common names; almum grass, Argentine grass ... almum sorghum
- ^ a b Heuzé, V.; Tran, G.; Baumont, R. (11 May 2015). "Columbus grass (Sorghum x almum)". Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System. Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
Common names; ... five-year sorghum
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