Johnson grass

Sorghum halepense

Identification and fact sheets

• Learn about Johnson grass at Invasive.org
• Johnson Grass vs. Native Look-Alikes: ID guide published 2015 by Susan Farrington, Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
• Read more from the Missouri Department of Conservation about identification, threats, and control practices of Johnson grass
• Invasive plant resources from Missouri Prairie Journal:
  • Table of Invasive plants on prairies/grasslands and treatment methods.
  • Invasive Species Control for Prairie and Native Grassland Conservation, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2018
  • Best Management Practices for Problem Plants in Grasslands

Representative photos of Johnson grass:

Johnson grass impact, abundance, and trend in Missouri

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