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Botanical details
- Family
- Poaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Sorghum
- Genus description
A large annual or sometimes perennial grass, native to Africa, with bushy brown-red flowerheads of edible, starchy grains. These are cultivated for human and animal feed as well as the production of ethanol
- Name status
Correct
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