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Plant Profile  

Common Name: Johnsongrass

Species Name: Sorghum halepense

Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like

Family Name: Poaceae

 

 

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin Introduced, Mediterranean region
Duration Perennial
Season Warm
Distribution in the U.S. NE, KS, OK, TX, IA, MO, CO, NM
Distribution in Oklahoma Throughout the state

 

 

ID Characteristics

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
Soil Type Various, best growth in moist silty soil
Habitat Widespread on disturbed sites, waste areas, cropland and rangeland in low condition
Successional Stage Early, but invades all stages

 

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