Sorghum bicolor subsp. arundinaceum (Desv.) deWet & J.R.Harlan
| Family Poaceae |
Sorghum bicolor subsp. arundinaceum (Desv.) deWet & J.R.Harlan APNI* Description: Racemes disarticulating readily at maturity. Weak perennial, without rhizomes. Sessile spikelets break away cleanly from the rachis internodes when falling.
Distribution and occurrence:
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CT, *ST
Other Australian states: *Qld
This large group includes Rhodesian Sudan Grass, previously known as S. verticilliflorum.
Text by S. W. L. Jacobs & K. L. McClay
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)
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