Species Synonym(s): None
Common Name(s): black amber, broom-corn, broomcorn, chicken corn, shatter cane, shattercane, wild cane
Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
Family Synonym(s): None
Native Range (GRIN):
Selected images from Bugwood.org
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina , USDA APHIS PPQ
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina , USDA APHIS PPQ
Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University
Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University
Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University
Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis
Lyndon Photography
Christina Southwick, USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST
D. Walters and C. Southwick, USDA
D. Walters and C. Southwick, USDA
Landscape Ornamental Use (GRIN): No
All Uses (GRIN):
Summary: sorghum (type unspecified) (Sorghum bicolor) is a Terrestrial/Wetland species.
Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain regions
Mid-Atlantic Piedmont and Mountain regions
Northern parts of PA and NJ (and beyond)
OBL (Obligate wetland): Almost always occurs in wetlands (estimated probability > 99%) under natural conditions
FACW (Facultative wetland): Usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands
FAC (Facultative): Equally likely to occur in wetlands (estimated probability 34% - 66%) or non-wetlands
FACU (Facultative upland): Usually occur in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1% - 33%)
UPL (Obligate upland): Occur almost always (estimated probability > 99%) in non-wetlands under natural conditions
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Commelinidae |
| Order: Cyperales |
| Family: Poaceae |
| Genus: Sorghum |
| Subject: Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench |