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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen <br /> | name = Johnson Grass <br /> | image = Soha 001 lvd.jpg <br /> | image_width = 240px <br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae <br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] <br /> | classis = [[Liliopsida]] <br /> | ordo = [[Cyperales]] <br /> | familia = [[Poaceae]] <br /> | genus = ''[[Sorghum]]'' <br /> | species = '''''S. halepense''''' <br /> | binomial = ''Sorghum halepense'' <br /> | binomial_authority = Pers. <br /> }}<br /> '''Johnson grass''' (''Sorghum halepense'') is a [[grass]] of the [[sorghum]] family. It is native to the [[Mediterranean]] region, but grows throughout [[Europe]] and the [[Middle East]]. The plant and has been introduced to all continents except Antarctica and most larger islands and archipeligo. It reproduces by [[rhizome]]s and seeds.<br /> <br /> Johnson grass has been used for [[forage]] and to stop [[erosion]], but it is often considered a [[weed]] for the following reasons:<br /> 1. Foliage that becomes wilted from frost or hot dry weather can contain sufficient amounts of prussic acid to kill cattle and horses if it is eaten in quantity. <br /> 2. The foliage can cause 'bloat' in such herbivores from the accumulation of excessive nitrates; otherwise, it is edible.<br /> 3. It grows and spreads so quickly that it can 'choke out' other cash crops that have been planted by farmers. <br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SOHA Johnson grass - US Department of Agriculture]<br /> *[http://www.lib.ksu.edu/wildflower/johnsongrass.html Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses - Johnson grass page. Includes photos.]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Grasses]]<br /> [[Category:Forages]]</div>

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