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Floristic Inventory of the Florida Keys Database Online

Sorghum arundinaceum (Desv.) Stapf.
Broomcorn

Sorghum arundinaceum
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Present

FLORIDA KEYS Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys

Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. Sparingly naturalized. An herbarium voucher is needed for the Monroe County Keys.

Other data on Sorghum arundinaceum available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

Sorghum arundinaceum has been reported from the following 2 conservation areas in the FLORIDA KEYS :
Occurrence Native Status
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Present Not Native, Naturalized
Dove Creek Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Not Native, Naturalized




Sorghum arundinaceum has been reported for the following habitat in THE FLORIDA KEYS :
Disturbed Upland


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Sorghum arundinaceum
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley