Image to followAI-generated illustrationSorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor
FamilyGenus: Sorghumnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
A tall, broad-leaved grass introduced to Great Britain, where it has become established. It flowers from June to September and grows best in full sun on moderately moist, neutral to slightly acid soils.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
This species is introduced and established in Great Britain. No specific impact assessment is available in the provided data.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from June to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
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Flowering period
Jun – Sep
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Gras
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
1.609 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
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Light : Full sun
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Moisture : Moderately moist soil
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Soil : Neutral to slightly acid, medium fertility
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Temperature : Prefers moderately warm conditions
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Mycorrhiza : Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi present in soil can benefit growth
Scientific profile
Sorghum bicolor is a grass that reaches about 1.6 m in height. The leaves are broad, and the plant is non-woody and terrestrial. Its diaspores are small, averaging around 11.2 mg. The species forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. It favours full sun, moderately moist conditions, a neutral to slightly acid soil reaction and medium nutrient levels, and grows in moderately warm temperatures. It originates from Africa. In Great Britain it is introduced and has become established.
Pollinators & visitors
40 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Mythimna unipunctaHeteropterus morpheusCarterocephalus silvicolaCarterocephalus palaemonPelopidas thraxBorbo borbonicaGegenes nostrodamusOchlodes sylvanusHesperia commaThymelicus hyraxThymelicus sylvestrisThymelicus lineolaCoenonympha phryneCoenonympha oedippusCoenonympha dorusCoenonympha pamphilusCoenonympha amaryllisCoenonympha glycerionCoenonympha corinnaCoenonympha leanderCoenonympha heroCoenonympha arcaniaKirinia roxelanaKirinia climeneLopinga achinePararge xiphioidesPararge aegeriaLasiommata maeraLasiommata deidamiaLasiommata paramegaeraMelanargia russiaeMelanargia larissaMelanargia lachesisMelanargia galatheaMelanargia inesMelanargia pherusaMelanargia occitanicaHipparchia fatuaHipparchia statilinusHipparchia fidia
Host relationships
3 species use this plant as a host
Other flower visitors
8 other species visit the flowers
Marmaronetta angustirostrisAnser caerulescensBranta canadensisPasser domesticusColumba liviaGrus canadensisSciurus carolinensisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Middleton-Welling_2020
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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