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Sorghum halepense

(L.) Pers. (1805)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Sorghum

johnson grass

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Description

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Synonyms (50)

Andropogon avenaceus Kunth (1816)
Andropogon crupina (Link) Kunth (1829)
Andropogon decolorans (Willd.) Kunth (1816)
Andropogon dubitatus Steud. (1854)
Andropogon dubius K.Koch ex B.D.Jacks. (1893)
Andropogon halepensis (L.) Brot. (1804)
Andropogon halepensis subsp. anatherus Piper (1915)
Andropogon halepensis var. effusus Stapf (1896)
Andropogon halepensis var. genuinus Stapf (1896)
Andropogon halepensis var. muticus (Hack.) Asch. & Graebn. (1898)
Andropogon miliaceus Roxb. (1820)
Andropogon miliformis Schult. (1824)
Andropogon sorghum subsp. exiguus (Forssk.) Piper (1915)
Andropogon sorghum subsp. halepense (L.) Hack. (1889)
Andropogon sorghum subsp. halepensis (L.) Hack. (1889)
Andropogon sorghum subvar. genuinus Hack. (1889)
Andropogon sorghum subvar. leiocladus Hack. (1889)
Andropogon sorghum subvar. muticus Hack. (1889)
Andropogon sorghum subvar. trachycladus Hack. (1889)
Andropogon sorghum var. halepensis (L.) Hack. (1889)
Andropogon sorghum var. perennis Bertoni (1909)
Andropogon tumbackianus Roxb. ex Kunth (1833)
Blumenbachia halepensis (L.) Koeler (1802)
Holcus decolorans Willd. (1806)
Holcus exiguus Forssk. (1775)
Holcus halepense
Holcus halepensis L. (1753)
Milium halepense (L.) Cav. (1802)
Rhaphis halepensis (L.) Roberty (1954)
Sorghum crupina Link (1827)
Sorghum decolor P.Beauv. (1812)
Sorghum decolorans (Willd.) Roem. & Schult. (1817)
Sorghum dubium K.Koch (1848)
Sorghum halepense f. muticum (Hack.) C.E.Hubb. (1938)
Sorghum halepense subvar. submuticum Rendle (1899)
Sorghum halepense var. aristatum Goiran (1910)
Sorghum halepense var. coloratum Goiran (1910)
Sorghum halepense var. crupina (Link) Steud. (1841)
Sorghum halepense var. genuinum Hack. (1883)
Sorghum halepense var. lasiostachyum Goiran (1910)
Sorghum halepense var. latifolium Willk. (1861)
Sorghum halepense var. majus Goiran (1910)
Sorghum halepense var. minus Goiran (1910)
Sorghum halepense var. muticum (Hack.) Grossh. (1928)
Sorghum halepense var. schreberi (Ten.) Nyman (1882)
Sorghum miliaceum (Roxb.) Snowden (1955)
Sorghum miliaceum var. parvispiculum Snowden (1955)
Sorghum saccharatum var. halepense (L.) Kuntze (1898)
Sorghum schreberi Ten. (1835)
Trachypogon avenaceus Nees (1829)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Syn. Pl. 1: 101 (1805)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1594 (K, O, L, M, H [as S. halpense]); Herbst & Clayton 1998:35 (KEY, spelling change to halepense); Munro 571 BISH (L†, 1929); Lee 154 BISH (H†, 1926)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sorghum halepense Kalepa Ridge, Wailua Along roadside near pasture Preserved_Specimen Occasional Hosaka, E.Y. 1653 Kauai BISH 1936-11-02
2 Sorghum halepense Kaa, Kanepuu Pasture Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 571 Lanai BISH 1929-11-12
3 Sorghum halepense Manoa Roadside weed. Preserved_Specimen Erect grass Bryan Jr., E.H. 1025 Oahu BISH 1935-10-20
4 Sorghum halepense Koolau Poko District, Mokapu Peninsula. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe. Collected at the junction of Palikilo and Sumner Rds Locally common. Preserved_Specimen Perennial grass with stout rhizome. Herbst, D.R. 9754 Oahu BISH 1996-03-03
5 Sorghum halepense Palolo Valley, upper Haole koa zone Wayside plant. Preserved_Specimen Egler, F.E. 37319 Oahu BISH 1937-04-26
6 Sorghum halepense UH Manoa Campus. Along Maile way. By baseball diamond Dry, sunny hillside Preserved_Specimen Rhizomatous, large clone ca. 10m wide Faccenda, K. 2020 Oahu BISH 2021-07-06
7 Sorghum halepense Kona Open meadow Preserved_Specimen Plant height 0.5 to 1 m Lee, H.A. 154 Hawaii BISH 1926-03-01
8 Sorghum halepense Kalepa Ridge, Wailua Along roadside near pasture Preserved_Specimen Occasional Hosaka, E.Y. 1653 Kauai BISH 1936-11-02
9 Sorghum halepense Honolulu, Pensacola St. Hawaii Agriculture Experimental Station Grass in cultivated plot Preserved_Specimen Wong, R. Oahu BISH 1941-06-08
10 Sorghum halepense Kipapa Gulch, near beach Along roadside of waste land. Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 769 Oahu BISH 1932-09-25
11 Sorghum halepense Nuuanu Pali Dr. Above where the housing development ends Roadside, shaded, moist Preserved_Specimen Uncommon, with rhizomes Faccenda, K. 1901 Oahu BISH 2021-05-30
12 Sorghum halepense Large stand at the dirt road into the Kahuku wetland Some California grass & other adventives in the area Preserved_Specimen Funk, E.J. 1301 Oahu BISH 1990-05-08
13 Sorghum halepense Honolulu; Manoa Valley Roadside Preserved_Specimen Plant height 1.5 m Merrill 18 Oahu BISH 1924-08-01
14 Sorghum halepense H.A.E.S Pensacola St., Honolulu, (north of greenhouses) Growingat edge of mango plot on a uncultivated red-clay soil Preserved_Specimen Davis, W.C. Oahu BISH 1931-08-17
15 Sorghum halepense W Maui, Lahaina District, Napili Bay, Kaelekii Pt In Scaevola sericea patch. Preserved_Specimen Weed. Oppenheimer, H.L. 50126 Maui BISH 2001-05-20
16 Sorghum halepense Lihue Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 591 Kauai BISH 1916-10-14
17 Sorghum halepense Along road to Kaluanui Valley In old sugar cane field. Preserved_Specimen Weed. Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1978-02-21
18 Sorghum halepense Honolulu; Nuuanu Valley Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1331 Oahu BISH 1909-04-27
19 Sorghum halepense Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen Martin, J.P. 31 Oahu BISH 1924-08-01
20 Sorghum halepense Hawaii Agriculture Experimental Staton Farm Preserved_Specimen Sudan grass Tong, R.C. 1 Oahu BISH 1922-06-17
21 Sorghum halepense Lawai. Lauoho Road Preserved_Specimen To 3 ft. high. Flynn, T.W. 605 Kauai BISH 1983-09-28
22 Sorghum halepense Mokuleia Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 11344 Oahu BISH 1936-08-26
23 Sorghum halepense Kona Open meadow Preserved_Specimen Plant height 0.5 to 1 m Lee, H.A. 154 Hawaii BISH 1926-03-01
24 Sorghum halepense Aina Haina Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 8 Oahu BISH 1949-12-15
25 Sorghum halepense Maui Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. Maui BISH 1910-08-01
26 Sorghum halepense Hawaii Agric. Experiment Station Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) Oahu BISH 1913-01-01
27 Sorghum halepense Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Faurie, A. 1295 Oahu BISH 1909-10-01
28 Sorghum halepense Kanaha Pond, S side adjacent to the parking & observation point Preserved_Specimen Lamoureux, C.H. 2032 Maui BISH 1962-06-22
29 Sorghum halepense Ewa Preserved_Specimen Sophue, J.H. 8 Oahu BISH 1920-11-15
30 Sorghum halepense Honolulu; Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen Hitchcock, A.S. 13734 Oahu BISH 1916-06-16
31 Sorghum halepense Kahala Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1930-04-21
32 Sorghum halepense Growing along H-1 freeway at Pearl City Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Oahu BISH 1984-12-15
33 Sorghum halepense Kahala Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1930-04-21
34 Sorghum halepense Hawaii Agric. Experiment Station Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) Oahu BISH 1913-01-01
35 Sorghum halepense Kamahameha School Preserved_Specimen Pahu Oahu BISH 1902-08-21
36 Sorghum halepense Mokuleia Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 10909 Oahu BISH 1936-09-01
37 Sorghum halepense Honolulu; Kamehameha Schools campus Preserved_Specimen Brown, F.B.H. 1475 Oahu BISH 1928-03-03
38 Sorghum halepense Kohala Weed at edge of canefield. Preserved_Specimen Barnum, C.C. 81 Hawaii BISH 1924-09-22
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