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Sorghum leiocladum

(Hackel) C. E. Hubbard

Wild sorghum grass

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Sorghum leiocladum (also known as wild sorghum) is a grass plant in the family Poaceae that is found in eastern and northern Australia.

Description

A tussock forming millet perennial grass. It grows 1 m tall. The leaf blade is 4 cm wide.

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Edible Uses

The seeds are eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, India,

Synonyms

Andropogon australis var. leiocladus Hack.Sarga leioclada (Hack.) Spanglerand others

References (5)

  • Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 588
  • Hooker's Icon. Pl. 34: t. 3364. 1939 (Vickery, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 60:357. 1935)
  • Lamp, C.A., Forbes, S.J. and Cade, J.W., 1990, Grasses of Temperate Australia. Inkata Press. p 262
  • Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 225
  • Pascoe, B., 2018, Dark Emu. Aboriginal Australia and the birth of Agriculture. Magabala books, p 66

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