Sorghum × almum
Hybrid species of plant
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Sorghum × almum, the Columbus grass, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.[1] Its parents are Sorghum bicolor × S. halepense (Johnsongrass).[2] Sorghum × almum is one of the most valuable livestock forage and fodder crops during summer in semi-arid and sub-humid areas worldwide.[3] It is considered a noxious weed in several US and Australian states.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Sorghum |
| Species: | S. × almum |
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