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Scientific Name
Sorghum halepense
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Park
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (TAPR)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Lilianae |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Genus | Sorghum |
| Species | Sorghum halepense |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Has also been observed west of Hwy 177 in highly disturbed land immediately east and south of native prairie Preserve borders.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Perennial. A strong effort needs to be undertaken as soon as possible and certainly prior to Prairie Restoration to depress/eradicate this species which can quickly spread in suitable habitat & undermine restoration efforts. Preserve borders need to continue to be monitored.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common in the Bromefields. Not observed in the native pastures on Preserve.
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
This noxious species has been and continues to be a management priority for the Preserve.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Wildfire O. Wanderning - Prairie Cluster LTEM
Created Date
1/2/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Alison Loar I&M Office
Last Modified Date
2/2/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: At least one of the Bonap records for this ParkCode/TSN combination had these additional fields: Original-Name= Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.; BONAP-Name= Sorghum halepense; BONAP-Author= (L.) Pers.; Acsy= AC; BONAP-AC-Name= Sorghum halepense; BONAP-AC-Author= (L.) Pers., Park Species Data Source: Wanderning, Wildfire O. 2002.
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