Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

Mediterranean region

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

Johnson grass, native to Asia and northern Africa, is a grass that spreads rapidly and is the most widely cultivated grass in the world. This grass reproduces by rhizomes and seeds, which allow it to thrive in a variety of environments.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Sorghum

Species

Sorghum halepense