Sorghum bicolor
Creole Corn, Giant Millet
Other regional names: Great Millet +2 more
- Great Millet
- Guinea Corn
- Millet Corn
Also known as: Agrostis nigricans (Ruiz & Pav.) Poir. +18 more
- Agrostis nigricans (Ruiz & Pav.) Poir.
- Andropogon besseri Kunth
- Andropogon caffrorum (Retz.) Kunth
- Andropogon cernuus (Willd.) Roxb.
- Andropogon compactus Brot.
- Andropogon halepensis var. campanus (Ten. & Coss.) Richt.
- Andropogon niger (Ard.) Kunth
- Andropogon rubens (Gaertn.) Kunth
- Andropogon saccharatrus Kunth
- Andropogon saccharatus (L.) Raspail
- Andropogon saccharatus (L.) Roxb.
- Andropogon saccharatus Kunth
- Andropogon sorghum (L.) Brot.
- Andropogon sorghum f. pallidus Chiov.
- Andropogon sorghum subsp. bicolor (L.) Körn.
- Andropogon sorghum subsp. cafer (Ard.) Körn.
- Andropogon sorghum subsp. cernuus (Ard.) Körn.
- Andropogon sorghum subsp. dochna (Forssk.) C.Chr.
- Andropogon sorghum subsp. durra (Forssk.) Hack.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Sorghum bicolor (commonly known as Creole Corn or Giant-millet) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant within the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa and Tropical Asia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, East Himalaya, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Algeria, Amur, Andaman Is., Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Assam, Austria, Bahamas, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, California, Cambodia, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) I., Colombia, Colorado, Comoros, Connecticut, Cook Is., Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, District of Columbia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krym, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Malaya, Manchuria, Marianas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Pitcairn Is., Portugal, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Samoa, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Wake I., Washington, West Siberia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms