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Sorghum halepense
Also called Johnsongrass, Great millet, Aleppo Grass, Egyptian Millet, Evergreen Millet, Means Grass, Arabian Millet
Johnson grass is a tall, rhizomatous perennial grass that spreads aggressively by rhizomes and seed, and is widely treated as a weed. It is grown only for forage or erosion control, not as a garden plant.
Johnson grass or Johnsongrass, Sorghum halepense, is a plant in the grass family, Poaceae, native to Asia and northern Africa. The plant has been introduced to all continents except Antarctica, and most larger islands and archipelagos. It reproduces by rhizomes and seeds.
Johnson grass has been used for forage and to stop erosion, but it is often considered a weed because:
Columbus grass · Broom corn · Sorghum · Sudangrass · Millets
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Johnson grass by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
