Sorghum (genus)
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Eukaryota (domain) > planta (vegetación) > Angiospermae (division) > Liliopsida (class) > Poales (order) > Poaceae (family)
Descripción
Genus containing around 25 species of coarse grasses, many with with reddish to purplish-black panicles, growing to 2 m in height. These grasses are cultivated for food and forage worldwide, but some species have escaped cultivation and are troublesome agricultural weeds in temperate to tropical regions throughout the world.
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Otros términos
- sorghum genus [en]