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Label

Accession No. 04367 
Family Poaceae 
Species Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Common name "Johnsongrass"
Collector Information D.M. Barnes  (s.n.)  04 July 2000
Geography United States,  Utah, Davis County
Lat./Long. 40°  55' 10" N, 111°  54 ' 0.01" W
Township/Range T2N, R1W, Sec. 12 NE 1/4 
Locality West Bountiful, Pages Lane, along railroad tracks. 
Ecology dry rocky soil. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.
Note Latitude and longitude were derived from township and range information and may be
inaccurate by as much as 0.7 miles (or 4.2 miles if the section is not given).

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
     Holcus halepensis L.
     Sorghum miliaceum (Roxb.) Snowden

Common Name(s): aleppo milletgrass, herbe de Cuba, Johnson grass, Johnsongrass, sorgho d'Alep, sorgo de alepo, zacate Johnson.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=42111, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Liliopsida
                        Subclass: Commelinidae
                            Order: Cyperales
                                Family: Poaceae
                                    Genus: Sorghum
                                        Species: Sorghum halepense
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 04367s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 05600s1.jpg 
05600
 specimen image: 05601s1.jpg 
05601

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
04412 Cynodon dactylon      "Bermuda grass" same section
04370 Lythrum salicaria      "purple loosestrife" same section
04369 Verbena hastata      "swamp verbena" same section

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Charnell (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 2052 ft. S 4226  Farmington 
Sport Sales Plaza (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 1961 ft. NE 4223  Farmington 
H and H Commercial Park (Locale) Davis County, UT 2029 ft. NE 4223  Farmington 
Excel Industrial Park (Locale) Davis County, UT 2556 ft. N 4213  Farmington 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Davis County, UT 2623 ft. S 4236  Farmington 
Hillwest (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 0.7 mi. S 4242  Farmington 
Golden West (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 0.7 mi. S 4232  Farmington 
Valencia (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 0.8 mi. S 4229  Farmington 
Susie Ranch (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 0.8 mi. S 4252  Farmington 
Applewood Estates (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 0.7 mi. NE 4242  Farmington 
Deuel Creek Estates (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 0.8 mi. NE 4239  Farmington 
Center Village (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 0.8 mi. E 4252  Farmington 
Casa Verde Estates (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 1 mi. S 4252  Farmington 
Placid Cove (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 0.9 mi. SE 4262  Farmington 
The Pines (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 0.9 mi. NE 4239  Farmington 
Willowbrook Farm (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 1.1 mi. S 4232  Farmington 
Parrish Park (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 0.8 mi. E 4262  Farmington 
Old Farm Estates (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 1.1 mi. S 4252  Farmington 
Homestead Condominium (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 1 mi. SE 4269  Farmington 
Gold (subdivision) (Populated Place) Davis County, UT 1.1 mi. SE 4265  Farmington 

Links

Taxon Links for species Sorghum halepense  (L.) Pers.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Sorghum+halepense

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