Sorghum Almum
(Sorghum
almum)
Introduced
warm season annual bunchgrass. Grows 3-8' tall with stems growing
from extensively creeping rhizomes. The blades are flat, blue-green
and often splotched with purple caused by a bacterial disease.
The panicles are large, open with branchlets mostly in whorls
of four. Grows in fields and waste places. Under certain growth
conditions produces, prussic acid which is poisonous to livestock.
Very similar to Johnsongrass.
Though Sorghum
Almum is a true annual, this plant tends to comeback from year
to year from seed, thus it is considered a re-seeding annual.
Adaptation:
Widely adapted, grows best on heavier soils but performs moderately
well on fine sandy loams. Responds well to fertility.
Uses:Excellent
for wildlife, good grazing for livestock. Used
for hay, grazing and erosion control. Provides good cover and
the seed is an excellent food source for dove and quail.
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