Synthesis
Species description (Flora Helvetica 2018)
60-150(-200) cm hoch. Blätter 1-2 cm breit, glatt. Blatthäutchen bis 2 mm lang, behaart. Blütenstand eine bis 30 cm lange, lockere Rispe. Ährchen einblütig, 4-5 mm lang, gelb bis violett, weich behaart, die seitlichen zu 2, je ein sitzendes zwittriges und ein gestieltes männliches Ährchen, das zwittrige mit oder ohne feine Granne, das männliche stets unbegrannt. Hüllspelzen 3, länger als die Deckspelze.Flowering period (Flora Helvetica 2018)
6-8Habitat and distribution inside Switzerland (Flora Helvetica 2018)
Ödland, Schuttplätze / kollin / TI, sonst zerstreutWorld distribution (Flora Helvetica 2018)
Ursprünglich ostafrikanisch-südwestasiatischEcological indicator (Landolt & al. 2010)
2w44-452.g.2n=40
Distribution map
Ecology
Life form
Geophyte
Habitats
Milieux Phytosuisse (Prunier et al. 2017)
Habitats Delarze & al. 2015
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Dominant species, influencing the appearance of the habitat
Character species
Less strictly linked to a specific habitat
Ecological indicator values by Landolt & al. (2010)
| Soil factors | Climatic factors | Salinity tolerance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humidity Value H | 2w | Light Value L | 4 | Salinity Index | -- |
| Reaction Value R | 4 | Temperature factor T | 5 | ||
| Nutriments value N | 4 | Continentality K | 2 | ||
- Ecological values legend
Humidity Value H 1 very dry 1+ dry 2 moderatly dry 2+ moist 3 medium wet 3+ wet 4 very wet 4+ soggy 5 submerged or underwater f plants living in running water u mostly submerged plants v partly submerged, partly floating plants w humidity moderately variable (± scale of 1-2) w+ highly variable humidity (scale exceeding ± 2) Reaction Value R 1 Very acid (pH 2.5-5.5) 2 acid (pH 3.5-6.5) 3 lightly acid to neutral (pH 4.5-7.5) 4 neutral to basic (pH 5.5-8.5) 5 basic (pH 6-5 -> 8.5 Nutriments value N 1 very low in nutrients 2 low in nutriments 3 medium-poor to medium-rich in nutrients 4 rich in nutriments 5 very rich in nutriments Salinity tolerance 1 halotolerant 3 halophyle Light Value L 1 very shady 2 shady 3 lighted areas 4 luminous 5 highly luminous Temperature factor T 1 alpine to nival stages (from the treeline to the snowline) 1+ suprasubalpine and upper subalpine levels (pine and larch forests) 2 subalpine level (coniferous forests without beeches up to the upper limit of spruces) 2+ lower subalpine and upper mountain stages 3 mountain level (beech and silver fir forests, in the central Alps Scots pine forests) 3+ lower mountain and upper hill levels 4 hill level (mixed deciduous oak forests) 4+ hot places, hill level 5 very hot places, hill level (only in the hottest places, typical of southern Europe) Continentality K 1 Atlantic (high air humidity, very low temperature variations, mild winters) 2 Sub-Atlantic (high air humidity, low temperature variations, relatively mild winters) 3 sub-Atlantic to subcontinental (average air humidity, moderately variable temperature, slightly low winter temperatures) 4 subcontinental (low air humidity, large temperature variations, rather cold winters) 5 continental (very low air humidity, very large temperature variations, cold winters)
Nomenclature
Vernacular name
Deutscher Name:
Wilde Mohrenhirse, Aleppohirse
Nom français:
Sorgho d'Alep
Nome italiano:
Sorgo selvatico, Sagginella
Match with other reference books
| Relation | Nom | Book | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| = | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. | Checklist 2017 | 402800 |
| = | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. | Flora Helvetica 2001 | 2805 |
| = | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. | Flora Helvetica 2012 | 2985 |
| = | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. | Flora Helvetica 2018 | 2985 |
| = | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. | Index synonymique 1996 | 402800 |
| = | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. | Landolt 1977 | 164 |
| = | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. | Landolt 1991 | 155 |
| = | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. | SISF/ISFS 2 | 402800 |
| = | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. | Welten & Sutter 1982 | 2359 |
= The taxon corresponds to the accepted taxon (Checklist 2017)
< The taxon is included in the accepted taxon (Checklist 2017)
> The taxon includes (among others) also the accepted taxon (Checklist 2017)
Status
Native status - -
Anatomy
Images and descriptions (© Fritz H. Schweingruber & Hugo Berger)
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