Sunday, June 19, 2011

Johnsongrass

This is another example of the poaceae family, Sorghum halepense:




 and a close up:




These pictures were taken at Mule Jail on June 4, 2011.  S. halepense has been introduced to North America and can be found throughout the lower 48, Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico, as well as parts of Canada.  It is considered a noxious weed (crowds out the native species).

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