Common name:
Wild Sorghum

Family name:
Poaceae

Botanical name:
Sorghum leiocladum

Flowering/fruiting season:
Flowers December - January

Location:
Woodland and dry forest habitats (Burbidge & Gray, 1976:72); found in least disturbed sites, commonly within Kangaroo Grass communities (Eddy et al., 1998:38)

Use:

• Food
• 'Seeds could be ground and baked' (Flood, 1980:93)

Notes:
'Sets a considerable amount of seed in summer.' (Flood, 1980:93)

Language names:

Horticulture :

Similar species:
Themeda australis Kangaroo Grass

Use code:
SEED