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Sorghum halepense L.

Portion of inflorescence (left); terminal spikelet with two pedicellate spikelets (middle); spikelet with pedicellate spikelet and rachis segment (right)

Ventral view of spikelets with pedicel and rachis segment

Dorsal view of spikelets

Spikelets with apices broken off

Caryopses in dorsal view (left) and ventral view (right)

Caryopses in side view

Similar Species

Sorghum almum Parodi

Spikelets in ventral view

Caryopses in dorsal view (left and middle) and ventral view (right)

Caryopses in side view

Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf

Spikelets in ventral view

Caryopses in dorsal view (left and middle) and ventral view (right)

Caryopses in side view

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