Weed details for wild cane

Full name

wild cane (Sorghum bicolor)

Characteristics

Flowers: Dense paniclle flower
Leaves: Linear leaves with smooth edges; no hair
Habitat: Found in lawns and gardens
Life cycle: Annual
Other common names: broom-corn; black amber; chicken corn; shattercane; shatter cane; sorghum; broomcorn

Taxonomic data retrieved May 21, 2008, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.