Sorghum × almum

Sorghum × almum, the Columbus grass, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.^[1] Its parents are Sorghum bicolor × S. halepense (Johnsongrass).^[2] Sorghum × almum is one of the most valuable livestock forage and fodder crops during summer in semi-arid and sub-humid areas worldwide.^[3] It is considered a noxious weed in several US and Australian states.^[3]

Sorghum × almum
Seeds
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Sorghum
Species:	S. × almum
Binomial name
Sorghum × almum Parodi