Sorghum almum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Sorghinae
Genus: Sorghum
Sectio: Sorghum sect. Sorghum
Species: Sorghum almum
Name

Sorghum x almum Parodi
References

Revista Argentina de Agronomia. Buenos Aires 10:361. 1943
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sorghum almum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Columbus grass

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

"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"
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"